20.3308, Books: Historical Ling/Genetic Classification: Demeke

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Date: 29-Sep-2009
From: Ulrich Lueders < lincom.europa at t-online.de >
Subject: The Origin of Amharic: Demeke
 

	
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Subject: The Origin of Amharic: Demeke

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Title: The Origin of Amharic 
Series Title: LINCOM Studies in Afroasiatic Linguistics 28  

Publication Year: 2009 
Publisher: Lincom GmbH
	   http://www.lincom.eu
	
Author: Girma Awgichew Demeke

Hardback: ISBN:  9783895866890 Pages: 356 Price: Europe EURO 132.00


Abstract:

There are basically two hypotheses on the origin of Amharic: it may be a
descendent of a common Proto-Ethiosemitic language or it may have evolved
as a Semitic-based pidgin, which became a creole and eventually developed
into a full-fledged language. While the first hypothesis is commonly
accepted in Semitic Studies, the second hypothesis, first proposed in the
beginning of the 1980s, became quite popular very recently and even entered
Amharic textbooks.

Girma A. Demeke's present work thoroughly examines the arguments that seem
to suppose the origin of Amharic as a pidgin. Based on chronological,
historical, geographical, and linguistic grounds, Girma clearly
demonstrates that the pidgin hypothesis is blatantly implausible. Not only
the linguistic data on Amharic provide strong arguments against the pidgin
hypothesis but also the relationship between Amharic and the remaining
Ethiosemitic languages in general, and Argobba in particular, do not
support it.

Girma's study on the origin of Amharic also discusses controversial issues
about the origin of the Ethiosemitic language group, which is of particular
interest for Semitic Studies, History and Anthropology. The book
incorporates most of the accessible historical documents with regard to
Amharic and the language situation in former Ethiopia, which also shed some
light on the Ethiopian history in general. The book is very recommendable
for all readers interested in the history of Ethiosemitic languages and
their speakers. (Dr. Ronny Meyer, Associate Professor, Department of
Ethiopian Languages and Literature Addis Ababa University). 



Linguistic Field(s): Genetic Classification
                     Historical Linguistics

Subject Language(s): Amharic (amh)


Written In: English  (eng)
	
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