Sounds of Gǝʿǝz – How to Study the Phonetics and Phonology of an Ancient Language

The phonology belongs to the basic structures of a language. Knowing the sounds of the phonemes of a language is essential for the grammar, etymology or classification of a given language. For ancient languages (extinct or classical), phonology is always problematic, for obvious reasons. In this pa...

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Main Author:	Stefan Weninger
Format:	Article
Language:	deu
Published:	Universität Hamburg Hiob Ludolf Centre for Ethiopian and Eritrean Studies Asien-Afrika-Institut Alsterterrasse 1 D-20354 Hamburg Germany 2011-06-01
Series:	Aethiopica
Subjects:	Linguistics Phonetics Phonology Grammar Ge'ez
Online Access:	https://journals.sub.uni-hamburg.de/aethiopica/article/view/39

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spelling	doaj-b41154b5e21347428336db155f0106a92020-12-02T18:11:40ZdeuUniversität Hamburg Hiob Ludolf Centre for Ethiopian and Eritrean Studies Asien-Afrika-Institut Alsterterrasse 1 D-20354 Hamburg GermanyAethiopica 1430-19382194-40242011-06-0113110.15460/aethiopica.13.1.39Sounds of Gǝʿǝz – How to Study the Phonetics and Phonology of an Ancient LanguageStefan Weninger0Philipps-Universität Marburg The phonology belongs to the basic structures of a language. Knowing the sounds of the phonemes of a language is essential for the grammar, etymology or classification of a given language. For ancient languages (extinct or classical), phonology is always problematic, for obvious reasons. In this paper, various approaches are evaluated and combined that can shed light on how Gəʿəz might have sounded in Aksumite times: transcriptions in contemporary language, transcriptions and loanwords from contemporary languages, traditional pronunciation, the phonology of the daughter languages, and comparative evidence. https://journals.sub.uni-hamburg.de/aethiopica/article/view/39LinguisticsPhoneticsPhonologyGrammarGe'ez
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title	Sounds of Gǝʿǝz – How to Study the Phonetics and Phonology of an Ancient Language
title_short	Sounds of Gǝʿǝz – How to Study the Phonetics and Phonology of an Ancient Language
title_full	Sounds of Gǝʿǝz – How to Study the Phonetics and Phonology of an Ancient Language
title_fullStr	Sounds of Gǝʿǝz – How to Study the Phonetics and Phonology of an Ancient Language
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publisher	Universität Hamburg Hiob Ludolf Centre for Ethiopian and Eritrean Studies Asien-Afrika-Institut Alsterterrasse 1 D-20354 Hamburg Germany
series	Aethiopica
issn	1430-1938 2194-4024
publishDate	2011-06-01
description	The phonology belongs to the basic structures of a language. Knowing the sounds of the phonemes of a language is essential for the grammar, etymology or classification of a given language. For ancient languages (extinct or classical), phonology is always problematic, for obvious reasons. In this paper, various approaches are evaluated and combined that can shed light on how Gəʿəz might have sounded in Aksumite times: transcriptions in contemporary language, transcriptions and loanwords from contemporary languages, traditional pronunciation, the phonology of the daughter languages, and comparative evidence.
topic	Linguistics Phonetics Phonology Grammar Ge'ez
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Sounds of Gǝʿǝz – How to Study the Phonetics and Phonology of an Ancient Language

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