3.01 Anbessa Teferra; Azeb Amha; Baye Yimam; Binyam Sisay; Hirut Woldemariam
Spatial expressions in Ethiopian languages
Spatial expressions primarily denote how objects relate to each other physically in space by specifying relations such as inclusion, contact or contiguity. Various parts of speech are used for denoting spatial expressions: prepositions (e.g. equivalents of “at”, “on” in English), nouns (“back”, “front”, “rear”), verbs (“place”, “lay”), adjectives (“close”, “distant”), or deictic pronouns (“here”, “there”). The discussion points may include: What kinds of topographic relationships expressed in the languages? What distinctive prepositional constructions are used for this purpose? Are spatial expressions used to express non-spatial meanings, e.g. are there temporal meanings derived from locative expression? What metaphors underlie such usage? for example, in English in connection to “prices” one speaks of it “going up / down”; what parallels can be observed in various Ethiopian languages? The panel will also be interesting to discuss diachronic/historical issues, e.g. case marking that originates from spatial terms. The panel fits the theme of the conference and it will bring scholars working on different language families together.
| Mr | ABEBE TILAHUN | Spatial expressions in Gede’uffa |
| Mr | ABINET SIME | Spatial relations and body part terms in Oromo |
| Dr. | ANBESSA TEFERRA | Spatial Expressions in Sidaama |
| Dr. | AZEB AMHA | Spatial Expressions in Wolaitta |
| Prof. | BAYE YIMAM | Deictics in Amharic |
| Dr. & Mr | BINYAM SISAY & SAMUEL ZINABU | Deixis in Koorete |
| Mr | GIRMA MENGISTU DESTA | Spatial Expressions in Sezo |
| Prof. | HIRUT WOLDEMARIAM | Deictics in Haro |
| Prof. | MOGES YIGEZU | Deictics in Hamar |
| Dr. | MULUGETA SEYOUM | Notes on Spitial expression in Dime |
| Dr. | ONGAYE ODA ORKAYDO | Spatial expressions in Konso |
| Dr. | WETTER Andreas | The expression of spatial and temporal concepts in Shonke-Argobba |