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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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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)
  • 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, ...
  • Lexical Standardization in Oromo 
    Hundie, Mekonnen (Addis Ababa University, 2002-05)
    This study is about the lexical standardization of Oromo. It examines the components of standardization in the light of Haugen’s (1966, 1969) proposal. This proposal classifies the process of standardization into four ...
  • The Morphology of Goggot 
    Tekle-Michael, Kebede (Addis Ababa University, 2002-10)
    This thesis concerns the morphology of Goggot. The central theme of the study is to give a base-line description on both the inflectional and derivation properties of Goggot nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs. ...
  • Morphology of Malo 
    Tesfu, Mahider (Addis Ababa University, 2003-02)
    This study presents the morphological description of Malo, an Omotic language that belongs to the North Ometo cluster (Fleming 1976). Malo is spoken in Southern Nation Nationalities and People Regional State. The study ...
  • Word Formation in Oyda 
    Dilnesaw, Abraham (Addis Ababa University, 2003-06)
    There are several word formation processes, in Oyda. What they all have in common is that they take an existing base and produce a new form.It is investigated that only nominals, verbals and adjectivals can be used as ...
  • The Morphology of Koorete 
    Redda, Beletu (Addis Ababa University, 2003-06)
    This study attempts to provide a descriptive account of the inflection and derivation of Koorete nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, postpositions, numerals and some compound nouns and adjectives are also discussed ...
  • Nominal Functional Categories in Tigrinya 
    Tajebe, Esayas (Addis Ababa University, 2003-06)
    Key Words: Nominal Syntactic features: Determiners, Definite, Agreement, and other related Nominal Functional Categories; their Syntactic Projections inside DPs. The study is devoted to nominal functional categories in ...

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