Author : Firew Girma Worku
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 684 pages
File Size : 16,76 MB
Release : 2021-03-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9004449914
This volume contains 14 descriptive chapters and a collection of 4 transcribed texts in Mursi, a highly endangered language spoken in the Lower Omo Valley in Ethiopia.
Author : Derib Ado
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 14,67 MB
Release : 2021-04-23
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9027260249
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 : Marvin Lionel Bender
Publisher : London : Oxford University Press
Page : 620 pages
File Size : 14,11 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN :
This comprehensive study is the result of research by an interdisciplinary team of international scholars, all with a particular interest in Ethiopia. The first part of the book contains an important classification of Ethiopian languages, looks at their distribution and studies some special language situations. The second part describes the official status of languages, the effects of migrations, urbanization and education, and discusses the spread of Amharic and patterns of bilingualism. The third part analyses in detail the organization of language teaching and teacher training in Ethiopia.
Author : Girma A. Demeke
Publisher : Red Sea Press(NJ)
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 27,27 MB
Release : 2013-03
Category : Amharic language
ISBN : 9781569023792
"The first edition of this book was published first in 2009 in Addis Ababa by the French Center for Ethiopian Studies and later in the same year (with minor editing) in Germany by LINCOM Europa Academic publishers."--Preface.
Author : Andrew Farrand
Publisher :
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 30,16 MB
Release : 2021-04-26
Category :
ISBN : 9781636767161
Few outsiders have had the privilege to get to know Algeria and its youth so intimately-or to observe firsthand this pivotal chapter in the nation's history. It's a story that reveals much about the relationship between citizens and leaders, about the sanctity of human dignity, and about the power of dreams and the courage to pursue them. Nearly two-thirds of Algeria's population is under the age of 35. Growing up during or soon after the violent conflict that wracked Algeria during the 1990's, and amid the powerful influences of global online culture, this generation views the world much differently than their parents or grandparents do. The Algerian Dream: Youth and the Quest for Dignity invites readers to discover this generation, their hopes for the future and, most significantly, the frustrations that have brought them into the streets en masse since 2019, peacefully challenging a long-established order. After seven years living and working alongside these young people across Algeria, Andrew G. Farrand shares his insights on what makes the next generation tick in North Africa's sleeping giant.
Author : MR Abraham Teklu
Publisher : Peace Corps Writers
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 35,91 MB
Release : 2015-09-07
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781935925651
The Essential Guide to Amharic is a 150+ pages of grammar, phrases, and vocabulary for the national language of Ethiopia. All translations are spelled phonetically, as well as in the Amharic alphabet. The vocabulary section is organized by topic; greetings, foods, furniture, politics, occupations etc. There are over 200 verb definitions with simple conjugation. The grammar section includes in-depth information on how to conjugate verbs in the past, present and future; using adjectives, pluralizing words, asking questions, punctuation, and much more.
Author : Kenneth Katzner
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 19,25 MB
Release : 2002-09-11
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1134532881
This third edition of Kenneth Katzner's best-selling guide to languages is essential reading for language enthusiasts everywhere. Written with the non-specialist in mind, its user-friendly style and layout, delightful original passages, and exotic scripts, will continue to fascinate the reader. This new edition has been thoroughly revised to include more languages, more countries, and up-to-date data on populations. Features include: *information on nearly 600 languages *individual descriptions of 200 languages, with sample passages and English translations *concise notes on where each language is spoken, its history, alphabet and pronunciation *coverage of every country in the world, its main language and speaker numbers *an introduction to language families
Author : Ayele Bekerie
Publisher : The Red Sea Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 31,76 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781569020210
A groundbreaking book about the history and principles of Ethiopic (Ge'ez), an African writing system designed as a meaningful and graphic representation of a wide range of knowledge.
Author : Abebe Bulto
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 16,75 MB
Release : 2016-05-15
Category :
ISBN : 9781530672462
Approximately 200 pages of essential vocabulary, common phrases, grammar, and verb conjugations for the Afan Oromo (Oromiffa) language. Written from the perspective of a native English speaker - useful for anyone visiting or working in Ethiopia's Oromia region. A great tool for Oromo-Ethiopian diaspora to teach children their native tongue.
Author : Judith Rosenhouse
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 21,91 MB
Release : 2008-05-22
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1783091533
This volume accounts for the motives for contemporary lexical borrowing from English, using a comparative approach and a broad cross-cultural perspective. It investigates the processes involved in the penetration of English vocabulary into new environments and the extent of their integration into twelve languages representing several language families, including Icelandic, Dutch, French, Russian, Hungarian, Hebrew, Arabic, Amharic, Persian, Japanese, Taiwan Chinese, and several languages spoken in southern India. Some of these languages are studied here in the context of borrowing for the first time ever. All in all, this volume suggests that the English lexical 'invasion', as it is often referred to, is a natural and inevitable process. It is driven by psycholinguistic, sociolinguistic, and socio-historical factors, of which the primary determinants of variability are associated with ethnic and linguistic diversity.
