Classical Ethiopic
A Grammar of Gəˁəz
Rebecca Hasselbach-Andee author Josef Tropper author
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Pennsylvania State University Press
Published:22nd Mar '21
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
Upon its publication in 2002, Josef Tropper’s Altäthiopisch: Grammatik des Gəˁəz mit Übungstexten und Glossar was quickly recognized as the best modern grammar of Classical Ethiopic in any language. Now Eisenbrauns makes Tropper’s grammar available for the first time in English, in this revised and expanded edition by Josef Tropper and Rebecca Hasselbach-Andee.
Gəˁəz literature is diverse and of major importance for the study of early Christianity, Judaism, and the history of eastern Africa. The language of this rich literature, however, has been difficult to access until now. Designed to help language learners acquire competency with the script from the start, Classical Ethiopic provides a comprehensive treatment of Gəˁəz grammar, with detailed chapters on the language’s writing system, phonology, morphology, morphosyntax, and syntax. Numerous example sentences illustrate the grammatical concepts discussed, and each example is presented in Ethiopic script, transliteration, and English translation. The grammar concludes with an appendix presenting sample texts to be used as exercises, an English-Gəˁəz glossary, and an updated bibliography that takes into account the developments that have occurred in the study of Gəˁəz in the nearly two decades since Tropper’s original publication.
Appropriate for the classroom and for independent study, Classical Ethiopic is sure to become the standard reference in English for the study of the language.
“For years now the reviewer has been tutoring students using Tropper’s Alt thiopisch as a reference grammar alongside T. O. Lambdin’s Introduction to Classical Ethiopic (Geʿez) (Missoula 1978; or its 2002 Italian adaptation by O. Raineri), whose step-by-step presentation of the grammar and copious graded exercises make teaching and learning Classical Ethiopic a pleasant task. This translation and adaptation by Hasselbach-Andee will equally serve as a solid reference work.”
—Augustinus Gianto Orientalia
“A useful introductory grammar to Ethiopic.”
—Michael Waltisberg Bibliotheca Orientalis
“For almost two decades, Josef Tropper’s Altäthiopisch has been the standard grammar for Gəˁəz. This English translation by Rebecca Hasselbach-Andee is even more useful thanks to the addition of the Ethiopic script throughout. For students and scholars alike, Classical Ethiopic is the best grammar of Gəˁəz available in any language.”
—Aaron M. Butts, author of Language Change in the Wake of Empire: Syriac in Its Greco-Roman Context
“[This book] provides invaluable access in the English language to a methodical and detailed study of Classical Ethiopic that has been successfully and appropriately updated and revised to ensure its continued relevance for decades to come.”
—Alexander McCarron Journal of Jewish Studies
ISBN: 9781575068411
Dimensions: 254mm x 178mm x 37mm
Weight: 907g
440 pages