The Oxford Handbook of Ethiopian Languages
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.
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The Oxford Handbook of Ethiopian Languages
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.
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The Oxford Handbook of Ethiopian Languages

The Oxford Handbook of Ethiopian Languages

The Oxford Handbook of Ethiopian Languages

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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.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780191044250
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Publication date: 05/04/2023
Series: Oxford Handbooks
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 1144
File size: 21 MB
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About the Author

Ronny Meyer teaches Amharic at the Institut National de Langues et Civilisations Orientales (INALCO) and carries out research on Ethiosemitic languages at the Langage, Langues et Cultures d'Afrique (LLACAN) laboratory. He previously held positions at the Universities of Mainz and Addis Ababa, and his publications include Language Use in Ethiopia from a Network Perspective (with Renate Richter; Peter Lang, 2003) and Language Contact and Language Change in Ethiopia (co-edited with Joachim Crass; Rüdiger Köppe, 2009). Bedilu Wakjira is Assistant Professor of Linguistics at Addis Ababa University, where he specializes in Ethiosemitic languages with particular focus on Kistane. His many academic publications include the textbook Literature in Language Teaching, used in many Ethiopian universities. He has also published several collections of poetry and other literary work in Amharic. Zelealem Leyew is Professor of Linguistics at Addis Ababa University, where he was previously Chair of the Department of Linguistics (2001-2002) and Dean of the College of Humanities, Language Studies, Journalism, and Communication (2015-2019). He has also held positions at the Universities of Cologne, Frankfurt, and Hamburg. His many publications on descriptive, sociolinguistic, and anthropological issues include The Kemantney Language: A Sociolinguistic and Grammatical Study of Language Replacement (Rüdiger Köppe, 2003).

Table of Contents

Detailed contentsAcknowledgementsList of maps, figures, and tablesAbbreviations and acronymsThe contributorsEthiopia-specific issuesPrefacePart I: Background and general issues1. Ethiopian languages and their demographic distribution, Ronny Meyer and Moges Yigezu2. Classification of Ethiopian languages, Grover Hudson3. Linguistic diversity in Ethiopian languages, Ronny Meyer and Moges Yigezu4. Language endangerment in Ethiopia, Azeb Amha and Zelealem Leyew5. Language policy and planning in Ethiopia, Derib Ado6. Language in the media, Bedilu Wakjira and Teshager Shiferaw7. Scripts and writing in Ethiopia, Ronny Meyer and Bedilu Wakjira8. Linguistic avoidance and taboo in Ethiopian languages, Anbessa Teferra9. Language and music, Katell MorandPart II: Cushitic languages10. General overview of Cushitic, Mauro Tosco11. Awngi, Zelealem Leyew and Yaregal Allene12. Gawwada, Mauro Tosco13. Kambaata, Yvonne Treis14. Konso, Ongaye Oda Orkaydo and Maarten Mous15. Oromo, Giorgio Banti and Shimelis Mazengia16. Saaho, Giorgio Banti and Moreno Vergari17. Sidaama, Kazuhiro Kawachi18. Somali, Morgan Nilsson19. Xamtanga, Chloé DarmonPart III: Ethiosemitic languages20. General overview of Ethiosemitic, Olga Kapeliuk21. Amharic, Mengistu Amberber22. Argobba, Andreas Wetter23. Chaha group, Fekede Menuta and Sascha Völlmin24. Old Ethiopic (Geez), Amsalu Tefera and Maria Bulakh25. Inor group, Berhanu Chamora, Jean-François Prunet, and Sharon Rose26. Kistane, Bedilu Wakjira27. Mesqan, Ousman Shafi and Ronny Meyer28. Tigrinya, Maria Bulakh29. Zay, Ronny MeyerPart IV: Nilo-Saharan languages30. General overview of Nilo-Saharan, Gerrit J. Dimmendaal31. Berta, Torben Andersen32. Northern Gumuz, Colleen Ahland33. Koegu (Muguji), Osamu Hieda34. Majang, Andreas Joswig35. Mursi, Bettina Mütze and Colleen Ahland36. Nuer, Noam Faust and Eitan Grossman37. Suri (Tirmaga-Chai), Michael Bryant38. Uduk, Don KillianPart V: Omotic languages39. General overview of Omotic, Rolf Theil40. Hamar, Sara Petrollino41. Kafa, Rolf Theil42. Northern Mao (Mawes Aats'è), Michael Ahland43. Sezo, Girma Mengistu Desta44. Sheko, Anne-Christie Hellenthal45. Wolyatta, Motomichi Wakasa46. Yemsa, Silvia Zaugg-CorettiPart VI: Other Ethiopian languages47. Ethiopian Sign Language, Eyasu Hailu and Pawlos Kassu48. Ethiopian English, Orin Gensler49. Arabic in Ethiopia, Endris Mohammed and Andreas WetterReferencesIndexes
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