Papers in Honour of R. C. Abraham (1890-1963) (African Languages & Cultures)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: RoutledgeCurzon
Published: December 31, 1992
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9780728602106
Subjects: Cultural studies; Language & Linguistics; History: World; History; History - General History; African Languages; Africa; Africa - General; History / Africa; Social Science / Ethnic Studies
First sentence: In the course of a perusal of the first few pages of R.C. Abraham's Principles of Amharic (hereafter referred to simply as Principles), we encounter an arresting claim to the effect that Amharic is a 'tone language'.