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Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2016 16:32:28
From: Ulrich Lueders [lincom.europa at t-online.de]
Subject: Grammaticalization in Ethiosemitic with Comparisons to Oromo: Gebreyes

 


Title: Grammaticalization in Ethiosemitic with Comparisons to Oromo 
Series Title: LINCOM Studies in African Linguistics 91  

Publication Year: 2016 
Publisher: Lincom GmbH
	   http://www.lincom-shop.eu
	

Book URL: lincom-shop.eu/Grammaticalization-in-Ethiosemitic-with-Comparisons-to-Oromo 


Author: Abinet Sime Gebreyes

Paperback: ISBN:  9783862887446 Pages: 138 Price: Europe EURO 72.80


Abstract:

This book aims at identifying, describing, and explaining selected instances
of grammaticalization in Ethiosemitic languages and Oromo. Body part terms,
similatives,demonstratives, and allatives are the major topics considered in
the book. Body part terms are observed grammaticalizing into markers of
spatial, temporal and logical relations. In the North Ethiosemitic languages
the Semitic root msl is found developing into a comitative and temporal
marker. The evolution of similatives into complement, temporal, and purpose
clause markers is also observed in the majority of Ethiosemitic languages and
in Oromo. The word for ‘one’ (and) is proposed as an alternative etymology for
the Amharic similative marker ǝndä. Relative and genitive markers are analyzed
with a demonstrative origin as a common source. The genitive-relative element
yä- is treated as a result of polygrammaticalization from a common
demonstrative element. This is a must-read book for linguists interested in
grammaticalization and Ethiopian languages.
 



Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics
                     Syntax
                     Typology

Subject Language(s): Amharic (amh)
                     Oromo, West Central (gaz)


Written In: English  (eng)

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