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Author: Richard J. Hayward Publisher: Harrassowitz ISBN: 9783447101097 Category : Amharic language Languages : am Pages : 0
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Gamo, an important member of the Ometo linguistic cluster, is spoken to the west of the Rift Valley in southern Ethiopia. Based on the native speaker utterances and intuitions of one of the authors this pioneer work presents a basic grammar together with a first dictionary. Lexical entries are glossed in both English and Amharic, but the grammatical description is in English only. The usage of most entries is illustrated in example sentences, which in addition to English and Amharic translations have detailed grammatical analyses.
Author: Richard J. Hayward Publisher: Harrassowitz ISBN: 9783447101097 Category : Amharic language Languages : am Pages : 0
Book Description
Gamo, an important member of the Ometo linguistic cluster, is spoken to the west of the Rift Valley in southern Ethiopia. Based on the native speaker utterances and intuitions of one of the authors this pioneer work presents a basic grammar together with a first dictionary. Lexical entries are glossed in both English and Amharic, but the grammatical description is in English only. The usage of most entries is illustrated in example sentences, which in addition to English and Amharic translations have detailed grammatical analyses.
Author: Derib Ado Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company ISBN: 9027260249 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 425
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The focus of this unique publication is on Ethiopian languages and linguistics. Not only major languages such as Amharic and Oromo receive attention, but also lesser studied ones like Sezo and Nuer are dealt with. The Gurage languages, that often present a descriptive and sociolinguistic puzzle to researchers, have received ample coverage. And for the first time in the history of Ethiopian linguistics, two chapters are dedicated to descriptive studies of Ethiopian Sign Language, as well as two studies on acoustic phonetics. Topics range over a wide spectrum of issues covering the lexicon, sociolinguistics, socio-cultural aspects and micro-linguistic studies on the phonology, morphology and syntax of Ethiopian languages.
Author: Yvonne Treis Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company ISBN: 9027265976 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 445
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While comparative constructions have been extensively studied in the past decades, the expression of equality and similarity has so far attracted little attention in the typological literature. The fifteen contributions assembled in this volume study similative and equative constructions in typologically and genetically distant languages, albeit with a focus on Africa, and from a range of perspectives. Purely synchronically oriented case studies are supplemented by contributions that also shed light on the diachronic development of similative and equative constructions in language contact situations. Sources of similative morphemes and lexically expressed concepts of likeness are examined, and little-known multifunctionality patterns and grammaticalisation targets of similative morphemes – such as purpose clause markers, modality morphemes and markers of glottonyms – are discussed. Based on a sample of 119 languages worldwide, a new typology of equative constructions is proposed. The book should be of interest to typologists, semanticists, specialists of grammaticalization, historical linguistics and syntax.
Author: Thomas P. Ofcansky Publisher: Scarecrow Press ISBN: 0810865661 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 699
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Ethiopia is one of the world's oldest countries; its Rift Valley may be the location where the ancestors of humankind originated more than four million years ago. With a population of 67 million people today, it is the third most populous country on the African continent after Nigeria and Egypt. It is the source of 86 percent of the water reaching the Aswan Dam in Egypt, most of it carried by the amazing Blue Nile. Ethiopia offers major historical sites such as the pre-Christian palace at Yeha, the stele and tombs of the old Kingdom of Axum, and the rock-carved churches of Lalibela. For anyone interested in Ethiopia, this historical dictionary, through its individual and carefully cross-referenced entries, captures the importance and intrigue of this truly significant African nation. Historical Dictionary of Ethiopia appeals to all levels of readers, providing entries for each of Ethiopia's 85 ethnic groups and covering a broad range of cultural, political, and economic topics. Readers interested in the cultural aspects or who are planning to visit Ethiopia will find a wealth of entries on art, literature, handicrafts, music, dance, bird life, geography, and historic tourist sites. Practitioners in government and non-governmental organizations will find entries on pressing economic, social, and political issues such as HIV/AIDS, female circumcision , debt, human rights, and the environment. The important historical role of missionaries and the combination of conflict and cooperation between Christians and Muslims in the region are also issues reviewed. And, finally, many of the entries highlight relations between Ethiopia and her neighbors-Eritrea, Somalia, Somaliland, Djibouti, Kenya, and Sudan. In the bibliography, considerable emphasis has been placed on including both new and old materials covering all facets of Ethiopia, organized for easy identification by areas of major interest.
Author: Robert Hetzron Publisher: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag ISBN: 9783447044202 Category : Foreign Language Study Languages : en Pages : 254
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Aus dem Inhalt: A. Zaborski, Robert Hetzron (1938-1997) - BibliographyD. Appleyard, The verb 'to say' as a verb "recycling device" in Ethiopian languagesV. Bla?ek, Etymologizing the Semitic cardinal numerals of the first decadL. Edzard, Adjektive und nominalisierte Relativsatze im Semitischen: Versuch einer TypologieR.J. Hayward, A further consideration of terminal vowels in OmetoG. Hudson, Amharic EpenthesisO. Kapeliuk, Some suprasentential constructions in AmharicG. Khan, The use of the indefinite article in Neo-AramaicR. Kiessling, South Cushitic links to East CushiticM. Lamberti, The expression of prepositional phrases in BilinD. Morin, Bridging the gap between Northern and Eastern CushiticM. Mous, Basic Alagwa syntaxF.A. Pennacchietti, I popoli dell'Africa secondo Sa?id ibn al-BitriqJ.-F. Prunet, B. Chamora, The canonical shapes of Gurage verbsR.R. Ratcliffe, Analogy in Semitic morphology: Where do new roots and new patterns come from?J. Rosenhouse, Hebrew and Arabic personal names pronounced by native speakers of EnglishWeitere Beitrage von: H. Satzinger, H. Stroomer, M. Tosco, R. Voigt, A. Zaborski, T. Zewi
Author: H. Ekkehard Wolff Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 1108417973 Category : Foreign Language Study Languages : en Pages : 377
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The first global history of African linguistics as an emerging autonomous academic discipline, covering Africa, the Americas, Asia, Australia, and Europe.
Author: Raija Kramer Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG ISBN: 3110642530 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 467
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The series is a platform for contributions of all kinds to this rapidly developing field. General problems are studied from the perspective of individual languages, language families, language groups, or language samples. Conclusions are the result of a deepened study of empirical data. Special emphasis is given to little-known languages, whose analysis may shed new light on long-standing problems in general linguistics.
Author: Ronny Meyer Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 0191044253 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 1564
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This handbook provides a comprehensive account of the languages spoken in Ethiopia, exploring both their structures and features and their function and use in society. The first part of the volume provides background and general information relating to Ethiopian languages, including their demographic distribution and classification, language policy, scripts and writing, and language endangerment. Subsequent parts are dedicated to the four major language families in Ethiopia - Cushitic, Ethiosemitic, Nilo-Saharan, and Omotic - and contain studies of individual languages, with an initial introductory overview chapter in each part. Both major and less-documented languages are included, ranging from Amharic and Oromo to Zay, Gawwada, and Yemsa. The final part explores languages that are outside of those four families, namely Ethiopian Sign Language, Ethiopian English, and Arabic. With its international team of senior researchers and junior scholars, The Oxford Handbook of Ethiopian Languages will appeal to anyone interested in the languages of the region and in African linguistics more broadly.
Author: Endale Zenawi Publisher: Simon Wallenburg Press ISBN: Category : Foreign Language Study Languages : am Pages : 674
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Dictionaries can be something of a personal matter; people become very attached to their favorite. In the above context Endale Zenawi's dictionary is archetypal; this is a much used and loved dictionary. The first edition had been out of print since 1975. Simon Wallenberg's Second 2007 edition of this invaluable reference book is bound to be welcome. The editors of Simon Wallenberg have included a brand new introduction to the Amharic language and a history of the Ethiopian People. Cultural notes have been added along with useful information on contemporary Ethiopia. A section on the Rastafarian religion has been added. The new edition has been expanded with over 660 pages of definitions making this dictionary the most comprehensive on the Amharic language. True to form, the Simon Wallenberg's editors have carried forward Endale Zenawi's work and have lived up to their tradition of creating some of the most widely used and respected dictionaries and reference books in the world. Definitions continue to be organized around the "core" meanings that is, "the one that represents the most literal use that the word has in ordinary modern Amharic usage. The dictionary is ideal for person looking for a quick answer while on a business trip as well for journalists and writers for whom it makes the perfect desktop companion. Portable, compact, and affordable, this Amharic Dictionary is ideal for school, the office, and lower university level The dictionary has been revised and updated to cover all the latest vocabulary. Words are tools for life and the Wallenberg dictionaries make them work for you. Acclaimed by Amharic Academics, Wallenberg Dictionaries has led the way in bilingual lexicography for many years. They have proved to be reliable dictionaries and have been complied for a large number of languages.
Author: Richard J. Hayward
Author: Richard J. Hayward
Author: Derib Ado
Author: Yvonne Treis
Author: Thomas P. Ofcansky
Author: Robert Hetzron
Author: H. Ekkehard Wolff
Author: Raija Kramer
Author: Bahru Zewde
Author: Ronny Meyer
Author: Endale Zenawi