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INTRODUCTORY GRAMMAR OF AMHARIC - WOLF LESLAU K...

This book closes the gap for beginners who want to study the Amharic language and had
difficulties in finding the right grammar for this purpose: The first grammar of Amharic  the
national language of Ethiopia  was published by Hiob Ludolf in 1698. The Amharic grammar
published by Praetorius in 1879 is based on Amharic religious texts and on scattered material 
usually composed by missionaries. A milestone in the study of Amharic is Marcel Cohen´s Traite
de langue amharique (1936)  but this grammar  too is not completely suited for beginners since
the author's generalizations are at times aimed at linguists. The grammar that comes closest to
the concept of a beginner's grammar is that of C.H. Dawkin (1960)  yet this grammar is
extremely short  does not give examples and does not introduce the student to the intricacies
of the language.The new book gives all the grammatical forms and the sentences of the present
grammar in Amharic script and in phonetic transcription. The illustrative examples have a free
and a literal translation. This procedure should likewise prove to be useful for the Semitist
as well as for the general linguist.

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