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Afro Asiatic Languages; Amharic; Cultural Background; Instructional Materials; Language Instruction; Reading Materials; Semitic Languages; Sociocultural Patterns; Student Developed Materials; Teacher Developed Materials; Textbooks; Uncommonly Taught Languages; Vocabulary

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This reader is intended to provide material for the intermediate-level student of Amharic, as well as to introduce the student to the cultural and social life of Ethiopia. The 39 texts were each prepared by a different student at Haile Selassie I University, thus providing the reader with a variety of language styles. The Amharic texts are followed by their English translations, which are as close as possible to the original, and which retain Amharic technical terms. An Amharic-English glossary completes the volume. (AM) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Amharic; Dictionaries; English; Etymology; Letters (Alphabet); Orthographic Symbols; Reference Materials; Semitic Languages; Spelling; Word Lists; Writing (Composition)

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This basic dictionary, consisting of two sections, Amharic-English and English-Amharic, is the first such dictionary written since 1920. Since there is a considerable lack of consistency in Amharic spelling, the Amharic orthography used here has been standardized through etymological studies. Whenever necessary, English expressions are given in parentheses to restrict or clarify the meaning of an entry. (PMP) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Amharic; Grammar; Instructional Materials; Language Instruction; Phonetic Transcription; Phonology; Reference Materials; Writing (Composition)

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This reference grammar presents a structural description of the orthography, phonology, morphology, and syntax of Amharic, the national language of Ethiopia. The Amharic material in this work, designed to prepare the student for speaking and reading the language, appears in both Amharic script and phonetic transcription. See ED 012 044-5 for the author's two-part "An English-Amharic Dictionary of Everyday Usage." [Not available in hard copy due to marginal legibility of original document.] (AMM) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Alphabets; Amharic; Annotated Bibliographies; Area Studies; Dictionaries; Grammar; Lexicography; Reference Materials; Research Reviews (Publications); Semitic Languages; Tables (Data); Textbooks; Vocabulary

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THE 1,635 VOLUMES CITED IN THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY INCLUDE ARCHIVAL AS WELL AS MODERN PUBLICATIONS, ENDING WITH THE YEAR 1964. THE FIRST TWO SECTIONS LIST GENERAL WORKS ON SEMITIC AND ETHIOPIAN LANGUAGES. FOLLOWING SECTIONS GROUP THE SEMITIC LANGUAGES ACCORDING TO (1) NORTH ETHIOPIC--INCLUDING GEEZ, TIGRE, AND TIGRINYA, AND (2) SOUTH ETHIOPIC--INCLUDING AMHARIC, ARGOBBA, GAFAT, GURANGE, AND HARARI. EACH SPECIFIC LANGUAGE SECTION IS PREFACED BY A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE GEOGRAPHIC AREAS IN WHICH THE LANGUAGE IS SPOKEN, ANALYTICAL TABLES (INDICATING THE CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER AND SPECIFIC LANGUAGE CLASSIFICATIONS OF THE VOLUMES WITHIN THE SECTION), A BIBLIOGRAPHY, AND SUCH ADDITIONAL CATAGORIZATIONS AS GRAMMATICAL OUTLINES, GRAMMARS, DICTIONARIES, VOCABULARIES, AND PROBLEMS OF GRAMMAR AND LEXICOGRAPHY. APPENDED INDEXES LIST AUTHORS, REVIEWERS, AND SUBJECTS. THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY IS VOLUME I OF "BIBLIOGRAPHIES ON THE NEAR EAST," PUBLISHED BY MOUTON AND COMPANY, THE HAGUE. (AMM) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Amharic; Basic Vocabulary; Dictionaries; English; Language Research; Languages; Semitic Languages

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THIS VOLUME, (L-Z), COMPRISES THE SECOND HALF OF THE FIRST MODERN ENGLISH-AMHARIC DICTIONARY. THIS TWO-PART DICTIONARY HAS BEEN PREPARED FOR THE STUDENT FAMILIAR WITH THE SCRIPT AND GRAMMAR OF AMHARIC, THE NATIONAL LANGUAGE OF ETHIOPIA. THE SELECTIONS, LIMITED IN SCOPE, ARE BASED ON EDUCATED COLLOQUIAL AND ARE PRESENTED IN CONTEXTUAL SENTENCES. THIS IS AN EXPERIMENTAL EDITION. (AMM)

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THIS VOLUME, (A-L), COMPRISES THE FIRST HALF OF THE FIRST MODERN ENGLISH-AMHARIC DICTIONARY. (AMHARIC IS THE NATIONAL LANGUAGE OF ETHIOPIA.) THIS TWO-PART DICTIONARY HAS BEEN COMPILED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE STUDENT WHO KNOWS THE AMHARIC SCRIPT AND IS FAMILIAR WITH THE ESSENTIALS OF AMHARIC GRAMMAR. LIMITED IN SCOPE, THIS DICTIONARY INCLUDES ONLY THE ESSENTIAL ITEMS OF SPOKEN AND WRITTEN AMHARIC, PRESENTING THEM IN CONTEXTUAL SENTENCES. AN OCCASIONAL ENGLISH ITEM FOR WHICH THERE IS NO AMBIGUITY IS SIMPLY RENDERED BY THE AMHARIC EQUIVALENT. THE SELECTIONS ARE BASED ON EDUCATED COLLOQUIAL USAGE. THIS IS AN EXPERIMENTAL EDITION. (AMM) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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