Azeb Amha
Biographic Data
| ID | 315533 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Azeb Amha |
| GIVEN NAMES | Azeb |
| FAMILY NAME | Amha |
| SIGNATURE | AMHA A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Leiden University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Language endangerment in Ethiopia
This chapter discusses language vitality and language loss and speakers’ attitude towards their language. It analyzes how the loss of little-known and under-studied languages creates gaps in our understanding of human language and cognition. The chapter examines social and scholarly efforts to curb language loss or at least keep proper documentation of the languages and cultures of minority groups for future generations. It engages with literatur…
Reimagining language
What is language and who or what can be said to have it? In this essay we consider this question in the context of interactions with non-humans, specifically: animals and computers. While perhaps an odd pairing at first glance, here we argue that these domains can offer contrasting perspectives through which we can explore and reimagine language. The interactions between humans and animals, as well as between humans and computers, reveal both the…
Jall 41(1)
We hope our readers and contributors are keeping safe and healthy in these challenging times of COVID-19
Tone-accent and prosodic domains in Wolaitta
In Wolaitta, an Omotic language spoken in the south-central pan of Ethiopia. simple phonological words are usually restricted to one high tone-accent per word. Nouns and adjectives have a similar tone-accent pattern, while verb roots differ from these in many respects. Morphology may alter the pattern in simple lexical forms in the sense that derivation and inflection may result in the presence of more than one high tone-accent in a word or, alte…
Case in Basketo∗
Tone-accent and prosodic domains in Wolaitta
In Wolaitta, an Omotic language spoken in the south-central pan of Ethiopia. simple phonological words are usually restricted to one high tone-accent per word. Nouns and adjectives have a similar tone-accent pattern, while verb roots differ from these in many respects. Morphology may alter the pattern in simple lexical forms in the sense that derivation and inflection may result in the presence of more than one high tone-accent in a word or, alte…
Case in Basketo∗
Tone-accent and prosodic domains in Wolaitta
In Wolaitta, an Omotic language spoken in the south-central pan of Ethiopia. simple phonological words are usually restricted to one high tone-accent per word. Nouns and adjectives have a similar tone-accent pattern, while verb roots differ from these in many respects. Morphology may alter the pattern in simple lexical forms in the sense that derivation and inflection may result in the presence of more than one high tone-accent in a word or, alte…
Jall 41(1)
We hope our readers and contributors are keeping safe and healthy in these challenging times of COVID-19
Language endangerment in Ethiopia
This chapter discusses language vitality and language loss and speakers’ attitude towards their language. It analyzes how the loss of little-known and under-studied languages creates gaps in our understanding of human language and cognition. The chapter examines social and scholarly efforts to curb language loss or at least keep proper documentation of the languages and cultures of minority groups for future generations. It engages with literatur…
Reimagining language
What is language and who or what can be said to have it? In this essay we consider this question in the context of interactions with non-humans, specifically: animals and computers. While perhaps an odd pairing at first glance, here we argue that these domains can offer contrasting perspectives through which we can explore and reimagine language. The interactions between humans and animals, as well as between humans and computers, reveal both the…
Linguistics (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Biology (2 works) · Language and cultural evolution (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Affect (linguistics) (1 work) · African history and culture analysis (1 work) · Anthropology (1 work)