Deictics, Copula, and Focus in the Ethiopian Convergence Area

Edited by: Joachim Crass, Ronny Meyer. With contributions by: Azeb Amha, Baye Yimam, Joachim Crass, Dabala/Debela Goshu, Girma A. Demeke, Gideon Goldenberg, Hirut Woldemariam, Ronny Meyer, Rawda Siraj, Hans-Jürgen Sasse †, Gertrud Schneider-Blum, Rafael Suter, Yvonne Treis. Series founded by: Johannes Lukas †. Series edited by: Hilke Meyer-Bahlburg, H. Ekkehard Wolff.

Series: Afrikanistische Forschungen Volume XV

2007
212 pp.
numerous tables and charts
Text language(s): English
Format: 155 x 235 mm
320 g
Paperback
€ 29.80

The present volume is the outcome of the workshop Copula constructions, focus and related topics in the Highland East Cushitic/Gurage convergence area organized by the editors. This workshop, held on December 10-11, 2004 at Mainz University, was supported by the German Research Foundation within the Collaborative Research Centre 295 Cultural and linguistic contacts – Processes of change in North Eastern Africa and West Asia (1997–2008).

CONTENTS

Preface

Cushitic

Joachim Crass:
Copula constructions in K’abeena and Libido

Hans-Jürgen Sasse:
“Nominal” and “adjectival” predication in Lowland Eastern Cushitic

Gertrud Schneider-Blum:
The “copula” in Alaaba

Yvonne Treis:
Copulas in Kambaata

Omotic

Azeb Amha:
Non-verbal predication in Wolaitta

Debela Goshu:
Copula constructions in Anfillo

Hirut Woldemariam:
Deictics in Gamo Semitic

Baye Yimam / Rawda Siraj:
Silt’e deictics

Girma A. Demeke:
Copula constructions in Ge‘ez and Tigre

Gideon Goldenberg:
Linguistic treatment of syntactical relations, the predicative bond and Gurage

Ronny Meyer:
Non-verbal predication in East Gurage and Gunnän Gurage languages

Rafael Suter:
Copula constructions and information structure in Inor

Cross-reference:

• Converbs, Medial Verbs, Clause Chaining and Related Issues (ISBN 978-3-89645-719-6)
• Das K’abeena (ISBN 978-3-89645-480-5)
• Das Zay (ISBN 978-3-89645-541-3)
• Grammaire du beria (langue saharienne) (ISBN 978-3-89645-136-1)
• Language Contact and Language Change in Ethiopia (ISBN 978-3-89645-258-0)
• When Languages Meet (ISBN 978-3-89645-257-3)
• Wolane (ISBN 978-3-89645-547-5)

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