Zway Ethiopic Documents

Zway Ethiopic Documents
Author: Wolf Leslau
Publisher: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
Total Pages: 356
Release: 1999
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 9783447041621

Ethiopic Documents

Ethiopic Documents
Author: Wolf Leslau
Publisher: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
Total Pages: 304
Release: 1997
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 9783447039550

The Body in Language

The Body in Language
Author: Matthias Brenzinger
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 396
Release: 2014-07-17
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9004274294

The Body in Language: Comparative studies of Linguistic Embodiment provides new insights into the theory of linguistic embodiment in its universal and cultural aspects. The contributions of the volume offer theoretical reflections on grammaticalization, lexical semantics, philosophy, multimodal communication and - by discussing metaphorization and metonymy in figurative language - on cognitive linguistics in general. Case studies contribute first-hand data on embodiment from more than 15 languages and present findings on the body in language in diverse cultures from various continents. Embodiment fundamentally underlies human conceptualization and the present discussions reveal a wide range of target domains in conceptual transfers with the body as the source domain.

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.

Studies in Semitic Grammaticalization

Studies in Semitic Grammaticalization
Author: Aaron D. Rubin
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 195
Release: 2018-08-14
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9004370021

This groundbreaking study examines the historical development of the Semitic languages from the point of view of grammaticalization, the linguistic process whereby lexical items and constructions lose their lexical meaning and serve grammatical functions.

Interaction of Morphology and Syntax

Interaction of Morphology and Syntax
Author: Zygmunt Frajzyngier
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2008
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9789027229878

The present volume deals with hitherto unexplored issues on the interaction of morphology and syntax. These selected and invited papers mainly concern Cushitic and Chadic languages, the least-described members of the Afroasiatic family. Three papers in the volume explore one or more typological characteristics across an entire language family or branch, while others focus on one or two languages within a family and the implications of their structures for the family, the phylum, or linguistic typology as a whole. The diversity of topics addressed within the present volume reflects the great diversity of language structures and functions within the Afroasiatic phylum.

The Semitic Languages

The Semitic Languages
Author: Stefan Weninger
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Total Pages: 1298
Release: 2011-12-23
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 3110251582

The handbook The Semitic Languages offers a comprehensive reference tool for Semitic Linguistics in its broad sense. It is not restricted to comparative Grammar, although it covers also comparative aspects, including classification. By comprising a chapter on typology and sections with sociolinguistic focus and language contact, the conception of the book aims at a rather complete, unbiased description of the state of the art in Semitics. Articles on individual languages and dialects give basic facts as location, numbers of speakers, scripts, numbers of extant texts and their nature, attestation where appropriate, and salient features of the grammar and lexicon of the respective variety. The handbook is the most comprehensive treatment of the Semitic language family since many decades.

Anthropological Linguistics

Anthropological Linguistics
Author: Andrea Hollington
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
Total Pages: 501
Release: 2024-02-15
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9027249229

This collection presents new research on key topics in anthropological linguistics, with a focus on African languages. While Africanist linguists have long been concerned with sociocultural aspects of language structure and use, no comprehensive volume dedicated to the anthropological linguistics of Africa has yet been published. This volume seeks to fill this gap. The chapters address a broad range of topics in anthropological linguistics, including classic themes such as spatial reference, color, kin terms, and emotion, as well as emerging interests in the linguistic expression of personhood, sociality, and language ideology. All contributions are based on original empirical research and present insights into African language practices from a sociocultural perspective. The volume showcases research on dozens of African languages spoken across the continent, with particular emphasis on languages of East Africa. This book will be of interest to areal specialists as well as to anthropological linguists worldwide.