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Grammatical and Sociolinguistic Aspects of Ethiopian Languages
e-Book – Open Access 
ISBN 9789027260246
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.
[IMPACT: Studies in Language, Culture and Society, 48] 2021. viii, 415 pp.
Publishing status: Available
Published online on 16 April 2021
Published online on 16 April 2021
© John Benjamins
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Table of Contents
- The languages of Ethiopia: Aspects of the sociolinguistic profileDerib Ado, Almaz Wasse Gelagay and Janne Bondi Johannessen | pp. 1–12
- Part I. Lexicon
- Term-formation methods in the Gamo languageAlmaz Wasse Gelagay | pp. 15–34
- The ensete in Gurage: Nomenclature, use and meaning extensionFekede Menuta | pp. 35–62
- Part II. Sociolinguistics and culture
- Language contact and its effects on language use of the Gurage varieties of MuherAwlachew Shumneka Nurga | pp. 65–90
- Ethnolinguistic perception and identity in GurageEmebet Bekele Birkie | pp. 91–118
- Sociolinguistic functions of the secret language of Gurage femalesEtaferahu Hailu Tessema | pp. 119–136
- Gender and women representation in Gurage culture of EthiopiaFekede Menuta and Yigeremu Kifle | pp. 137–170
- Part III. Grammar (syntax and morphology)
- Manner of movement in AmharicBaye Yimam | pp. 173–196
- Serial verb constructions in SezoGirma Mengistu Desta | pp. 197–212
- Number marking in Nuer nounsJohn Koang Nyang | pp. 213–228
- Case-marking in Semitic in the light of the evidence in the Ethiopian language area: Linguistic convergence and divergenceLutz Edzard | pp. 229–244
- Reduplication in OromoShimelis Mazengia | pp. 245–268
- Verbal derivations in InorTsehay Abza | pp. 269–300
- Part IV. Phonetics
- An acoustic analysis of Amharic fricativesDerib Ado | pp. 303–344
- Durational variations in Oromo vowelsFeda Negesse and Tujube Amansa | pp. 345–364
- Part V. Sign language
- The linguistic nature of expression of aspect in Ethiopian sign languagePawlos Kassu Abebe | pp. 367–388
- Polysemy of Ethiopian sign languageWoinshet Girma | pp. 389–412
- Index | pp. 413–415
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