There are two main 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 popular very recently and has even entered Amharic textbooks. Girma clearly demonstrates that the pidgin hypothesis is blatantly implausible.
- ISBN:
- 9781569023792
- 9781569023792
-
Category:
- linguistics
- Format:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
-
05-12-2013
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- Red Sea Press,U.S.
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Edition:
- 2nd Edition
- Pages:
- 310
- Dimensions (mm):
- 229x152mm
- Weight:
- 0.5kg
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