The study examines the lexical and phonological variations of Kemisie Oromo with respect to the l... more The study examines the lexical and phonological variations of Kemisie Oromo with respect to the locations of the society. To do this, the researcher applied a descriptive research design and conducted a study in Oromia Zone Amhara region. To make it manageable, the researcher used Kemisie teachers training college as a sample area and selected 120 representative students from different Woredas of Kemisie Zone, and provided 335 word lists in Amharic and English language to convert it to Affan Oromo. Additionally, three teachers who teach Affan Oromo in the college were selected purposively for sociolinguistic interview. Analysis was made qualitatively by eliciting the collected data and by adopting "Comparative Method" approach. Furthermore, the study classify the Kemisie Oromo varieties based on the Woreda of the Zone into three varieties of local dialects such as Bati local dialect, Jile Tumuga local dialect, and Other local dialects that is Dewa Chefa, Dewi Harwa, Artuma...
The study analyses speech acts in transactional discourse in the case of Bati market. To do this,... more The study analyses speech acts in transactional discourse in the case of Bati market. To do this, a descriptive research design was used, and both participant observation and interview were employed to collect data in the market. In order to present the data, the researcher used International Phonetic Alphabet symbols to transcribe the data phonemically, and provided equivalent translation for each utterance. Then, the data were analyzed qualitatively based on speech act theory of Austin, Searle, and Parker. Furthermore, images and descriptive expressions were implemented for the analysis. Thus, the utterance, which is given, by Bati market buyers and sellers were categorized in different types of speech act such as; locutionary, illocutionary, and perlocutionary according to Austin's speech act theory. Furthermore, according to Searle's theory it is categorized as assertive, directive, commusive, expressive, and declarative speech act. Moreover, the researcher sorted out Ba...
The study examines the lexical and phonological variations of Kemisie Oromo with respect to the l... more The study examines the lexical and phonological variations of Kemisie Oromo with respect to the locations of the society. To do this, the researcher applied a descriptive research design and conducted a study in Oromia Zone Amhara region. To make it manageable, the researcher used Kemisie teachers training college as a sample area and selected 120 representative students from different Woredas of Kemisie Zone, and provided 335 word lists in Amharic and English language to convert it to Affan Oromo. Additionally, three teachers who teach Affan Oromo in the college were selected purposively for sociolinguistic interview. Analysis was made qualitatively by eliciting the collected data and by adopting "Comparative Method" approach. Furthermore, the study classify the Kemisie Oromo varieties based on the Woreda of the Zone into three varieties of local dialects such as Bati local dialect, Jile Tumuga local dialect, and Other local dialects that is Dewa Chefa, Dewi Harwa, Artuma...
The study analyses speech acts in transactional discourse in the case of Bati market. To do this,... more The study analyses speech acts in transactional discourse in the case of Bati market. To do this, a descriptive research design was used, and both participant observation and interview were employed to collect data in the market. In order to present the data, the researcher used International Phonetic Alphabet symbols to transcribe the data phonemically, and provided equivalent translation for each utterance. Then, the data were analyzed qualitatively based on speech act theory of Austin, Searle, and Parker. Furthermore, images and descriptive expressions were implemented for the analysis. Thus, the utterance, which is given, by Bati market buyers and sellers were categorized in different types of speech act such as; locutionary, illocutionary, and perlocutionary according to Austin's speech act theory. Furthermore, according to Searle's theory it is categorized as assertive, directive, commusive, expressive, and declarative speech act. Moreover, the researcher sorted out Ba...
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