{"product_id":"classical-ethiopic-josef-tropper-9781575068411","title":"Classical Ethiopic: A Grammar of G\u0026#601;\u0026#705;\u0026#601;z","description":"\u003cp\u003eUpon its publication in 2002, Josef Tropper's \u003ci\u003eAlt舩hiopisch: Grammatik des Gəˁəz mit ﾜbungstexten und Glossar\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGəˁəz 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, \u003ci\u003eClassical Ethiopic\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppropriate for the classroom and for independent study, \u003ci\u003eClassical Ethiopic\u003c\/i\u003e is sure to become the standard reference in English for the study of the language.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Josef Tropper, Rebecca Hasselbach-Andee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1575068419\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781575068411\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Eisenbrauns\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/22\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 440\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.10w x 1.20d","brand":"Josef Tropper","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43986554749183,"sku":"9781575068411","price":69.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_81ade19a-ed1d-4be8-b3c0-8bd05c0c9298.jpg?v=1683284037","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/classical-ethiopic-josef-tropper-9781575068411","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}