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  • The Phonology of Mecha Oromo 
    Tola, Wako (Addis Ababa University, 1981-06)
    The purpose of this thesis is to present a fuller analysis of the phonology of the Mecha dialect of Oromo. The paper has six sections. In the first section the relevant liter~ture is revied in brief. The second section ...
  • The Phonology of Wolayta Generative Approach 
    Ejigu, Yitbarek (1983-06)
    The study has three main partso The first is an introduction which gives the review of literature of previous works and of the generative approacho This part also explains the purpose and scope of the study. The second ...
  • The Noun Phrase in Awngi 
    Mengistu, Taddesse (Addis Ababa University, 1984-06)
    This thesis attempts to examine the syntactic structures of the noun phrase in Awngi. The paper contains three chapters including the conclusion. Chapter 1explains the background work of the thesis which involves a ...
  • The Sound Pattern Of Kistaninna: A Generative Approach 
    Sima., Tesfaye (Addis Ababa University, 1986-06)
    The thesis co~sists of three maior sectioDs: (i) phonemes and ~.llophones" (ii) +uLe s of phonetic .ceali'Ti ' z.am ons , an,d""'I),Lll suprasep;men' tl8. 8 In the section deal ing w it h the phOneE1.8Sand al Lophone ...
  • The Phonology of Awngi Generative Approach 
    Gela, Worku (Addis Ababa University, 1986-06)
    'I'eh aim of this paper is to give an account to the pho no Logy of Awngio The attempt is to detormine the number of phonemes and tonemes and their functions in the system of this language. In Chapter one, the people ...
  • The Case System in Wolayta (GB.-Approach) 
    Seyum, Bekale (Addis Ababa Universiy, 1989-06)
    This study attempts to examine and eXplain t he properties of the ease system in 'Jolayta on the basis elf the t heoretical frameworJ~ of Government and Binding ( GB ) . This theoretical framework is brieJ'ly explained ...
  • Relative Clauses in Chi\Ha a Gs Approach 
    Abebe, Alemayehu (Addis Ababa University, 1990-06)
    This study examines the structure of relative clauses In Chaha. As a quldellne , it employs the theory of Government and Binding of Chomsky (1981, 1982, 1986) and recent developments. The theory assumes that relative ...
  • The Focus System in Oromo A Funclional Grammar A'pproach 
    Yassin, Taha (Addis Ababa University, 1990-06)
    This study deals with the function of focus in Oromo~ It attempts to show the different mechanisms in which focus functions are renlized. Dik (1978) developed the theory of FG with the view point of functional nature ...
  • The Structure of Noun Phrase in Kistaninna 
    Abcra.., Tesfaye (Addis Ababa University, 1990-06)
    This Study eXRmines the Structure of Noun Phrase in ktstaninna in terms of the X-bar theory formulated by Jackendoff (1977) and recent developments. This approach is a recent theoretical innovation in the stage of grammar ...
  • Verbal Complementation in Awingi 
    Yigebru, Haile Leul (Addis Ababa Universiy, 1991-06)
    This paper attempts to describe complements of Awin[i verbs following the X-Bar Theory of phrase structure rules of Jackendoff (1977) , Chomsky (1981,1986) and Radford (1981). The theory claims that in all natural ...
  • Gumuz Verb Morphology 
    Zewdie, Aster (AAU, 1991-08)
    This pa per presents the ana lysis of Gumuz verb morphology. The paper consists of four par ts . The first part pr esents a brief description of the language , the people , t he review o f the lit er a ture along with ...
  • Word Formation in Oremo 
    Negassa, Temeagen (Addis Ababa University, 1993-06)
    W.rd f.rmati.n is a ~.ce.s of cre~tin9 neww.rds fr •• existing •••••• Deriyat1.n &allc:eapeundlDt are the _st c-.n prec••••• et werd f.rm.ti.n. :In this .twly, an atteapt is .ade t. d.scri»e sueh weN f.r •• ti.n processes ...
  • Relative Clauses In Gumuz (A Gb-Approach) 
    Amena, Asfaw (AAU, 1993-06)
    This study analyzes the st ructure of relative clauses (RC ' S) 1 n Gumuz. It follows the theory of Government and Binding (GB) of Chomsk y (198 1 , 1982, 1986, 1988) and other recent developments . GB assumes that ...
  • The Case System of Basketto 
    Amha, Azeb (AAU, 1993-06)
    This study gives a description and analys is of the Case system of the Basketto langu age. The realization and di stri bution of va rious Case types is investigated. Assumptions in the Gove rnment and Bi nding theory as ...
  • Baate (Wello) Oromo Phonology: Palatalization of Alveo-dental Consonants and Related Issues 
    Hordofa, Kebede (Addis Ababa University, 1994-06)
    Wello Oromo is one of the least described dialects of the Oromo language. The thesis describes the palatalization process of alveo-dental consonants in respect with Baate (officially "Baati" ) variety ofWello Oromo. Data ...
  • The Role of Subject Matter Teachers in Promoting English Learning 
    Sahlu, Tiruneh (1997, 1997-05)
    This study explored eleventh grade students' difficulties in speaking and writing, and their subject teachers' concern in improving their student' deficiencies in these skills. One hundred and sixty five students and ...
  • The zaysse People and their Language 
    Yimer, Teshome (Addis Ababa University, 1999-06)
  • Word Formation In K+stantfifia 
    Yehu Gurmu, Alema; G/Tsadik, Abebe (Phd) (AAU, 2000-01)
    This thesis attempts to investigate and explain the word-formation processes of Kistantiiiia, one of the Ethio-Semitic languages. The issues raised are nominali zation, verbalization, adj ecti vization, reduplication and ...
  • The Kemantney Language: A Sociolinguistic and Grammatical Study of Language Replacement 
    Leyew, Zelealem (Addis Ababa University, 2000-10)
    This study is about the sociolinguistic and grammatical description of Kemantney, an endangered Ethiopian language on the verge of extinction. To describe the replacement process of Kemantney by Amharic, three vantage ...
  • Morphology of Eža 
    Menuta, Fekede (Addis Ababa University, 2002-05)
    Eža is one of the least studied ‘Gurage Languages’ of the Ethio-Semitic family. This study aims to provide descriptive account of its morphology. Thus, the inflection and derivation of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adverbs, ...

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