Browsing by Author "Girmay, Abraha"

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    Linguistic and Social Aspects of the ?ajo (Azmari) Argot in Tigray
    (Addis Ababa University, 2011-06) Girmay, Abraha; Leyew, Zelcalcm (PhD)
    This re search foc u scd o n the ling uistic features and social a spects of th e ?afo a rgot. The objectives of thi s rescarc h a re to describe the lin guistic features of the ?afo argot and the socia l aspect s of the rafo argot and it s speakers in o rd er to explain why the ?afo people use it as secret languagc. To achie ve these objectives, th e researcher us ed purposive me th od sa mpling to se lect thc informants. Elicitation, interv iew and participatory observa ti on m et hod wc re uscd to co ll cc t the data. The data have b een recorded by using audio-tape record er and vid co-camera. Qualitative a s well as quantitative methods are employed to analyze the collected data. T hc Endings o f thi s re sea rc h are the following. There is underestimation bctween th e ?afo and non-?af o group s. This undc restima ti o n is a reason for the rafo group to be s cll~de s ignated and to ha ve secret la ngua ge 0 1' a rgo t. Second , thc ?afo argot is dcri vcd from T igrin ya and A mhari c words through form, scmantic, form and s emantic changes, usin g diffcrent se man ti c aspects and dircc t u sed te rms of Ti g rinya. In form cha n ge, th e ?afo a r got uses phonologi ca l defo rm ati o ns such as a ddition, m e tathesis, redup lica tion , substitution, deletion, vowcl defo rm ation and degemination as w ell as free variation and depalatalization of the sound s. In ad d iti on , sufli xcs and some prelixes o f Tig rin ya and Amharic, onomatopoeic words and changed term s fr om co mpound vc rb s to s in g le wo rd s havc been used in th e formation of the argot. The ?afo a rgo t a lso uses se illanti c Inad, in s trulllcntal nouns, paraphras ti c desc ription s, con notati ve and denotative mcanll1 gs a nd namin g whole and parts in the sam e word to s olve inadequate of expressions. 7afo argn t lI ses th e phonological and sy ntac tic stru c ture a s we ll as Illorphological cxpressions ofT igr in ya.
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    Linguistic and Social Aspects of the ʔAʃo (Azmari) Argot in Tigray
    (Addis Ababa University, 2011-06) Girmay, Abraha; Leyew, Zelealem (PhD)
    This research focused on the linguistic features and social aspects of the ʔaʃo argot. The objectives of this research are to describe the linguistic features of the ʔaʃo argot and the social aspects of the ʔaʃo argot and its speakers in order to explain why the ʔaʃo people use it as secret language. To achieve these objectives, the researcher used purposive method sampling to select the informants. Elicitation, interview and participatory observation method were used to collect the data. The data have been recorded by using audio-tape recorder and video-camera. Qualitative as well as quantitative methods are employed to analyze the collected data. The findings of this research are the following. There is underestimation between the ʔaʃo and non-ʔaʃo groups. This underestimation is a reason for the ʔaʃo group to be self-designated and to have secret language or argot. Second, the ʔaʃo argot is derived from Tigrinya and Amharic words through form, semantic, form and semantic changes, using different semantic aspects and direct used terms of Tigrinya. In form change, the ʔaʃo argot uses phonological deformations such as addition, metathesis, reduplication, substitution, deletion, vowel deformation and degemination as well as free variation and depalatalization of the sounds. In addition, suffixes and some prefixes of Tigrinya and Amharic, onomatopoeic words and changed terms from compound verbs to single words have been used in the formation of the argot. The ʔaʃo argot also uses semantic load, instrumental nouns, paraphrastic descriptions, connotative and denotative meanings and naming whole and parts in the same word to solve inadequate of expressions. ʔaʃo argot uses the phonological and syntactic structure as well as morphological expressions of Tigrinya.