Gods and Heroes

Gods and Heroes
Author: William A. Shack
Publisher:
Total Pages: 186
Release: 1974
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN:

Grammatical and Sociolinguistic Aspects of Ethiopian Languages

Grammatical and Sociolinguistic Aspects of Ethiopian Languages
Author: Derib Ado
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
Total Pages: 425
Release: 2021-04-23
Genre: 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.

The Ethiopian Borderlands

The Ethiopian Borderlands
Author: Richard Pankhurst
Publisher: The Red Sea Press
Total Pages: 512
Release: 1997
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780932415196

This book is an historical investigative account of the history of the expanding and often nebulous borders of Ethiopia, beginning from ancient times to 1800. It deals with areas that have for years been contentious and problematic for the adjacent peoples in the region: Land of Bahr Nagash, Ifat, Adal, Fatagar, Dawaro, Bali, Damot, Gurage, Waj, Gamo, Ganz, Kafa, etc.

The Oxford Handbook of Ethiopian Languages

The Oxford Handbook of Ethiopian Languages
Author: Ronny Meyer
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 1564
Release: 2023-05-04
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0191044253

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.

The Central Ethiopians, Amhara, Tigriňa and Related Peoples

The Central Ethiopians, Amhara, Tigriňa and Related Peoples
Author: William A. Shack
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 185
Release: 2017-02-10
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1315307693

Routledge is proud to be re-issuing this landmark series in association with the International African Institute. The series, published between 1950 and 1977, brings together a wealth of previously un-co-ordinated material on the ethnic groupings and social conditions of African peoples. Concise, critical and (for its time) accurate, the Ethnographic Survey contains sections as follows: Physical Environment Linguistic Data Demography History & Traditions of Origin Nomenclature Grouping Cultural Features: Religion, Witchcraft, Birth, Initiation, Burial Social & Political Organization: Kinship, Marriage, Inheritance, Slavery, Land Tenure, Warfare & Justice Economy & Trade Domestic Architecture Each of the 50 volumes will be available to buy individually, and these are organized into regional sub-groups: East Central Africa, North-Eastern Africa, Southern Africa, West Central Africa, Western Africa, and Central Africa Belgian Congo. The volumes are supplemented with maps, available to view on routledge.com or available as a pdf from the publishers.

Ibss: Anthropology: 1975

Ibss: Anthropology: 1975
Author: International Committee for Social Science Information and Documentation
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 612
Release: 1978-08-24
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9780422762502

First published in 1978. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

African Anthropologies

African Anthropologies
Author: Mwenda Ntarangwi
Publisher: Zed Books
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2006-05
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9781842777633

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