By Dr Mengistu Amberber

Books

Amberber M, 2002, Verb Classes and Transitivity in Amharic, Lincom Europa, Munich

Book Chapters

Amberber M, 2024, 'Applicativization in Amharic', in Zuniga F; Creissels D (ed.), Applicative Constructions in the World’s Languages, De Gruyter Mouton, Berlin, Boston, pp. 243 - 278, http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9783110730951-009

Amberber M, 2023, 'Amharic', in Meyer R; Wakjira B; Leyew Z (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Ethiopian Languages, Oxford University Press, Great Clarendon Street, Oxford, pp. 414 - 442, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198728542.013.21

Amberber M, 2020, 'The Conceptual Semantics of Alienable Possession in Amharic', in Mullan K; Peeters B; Sadow L (ed.), Studies in Ethnopragmatics, Cultural Semantics, and Intercultural Communication: Ethnopragmatics and Semantic Analysis, Springer, Singapore, pp. 207 - 222, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9983-2

Amberber M, 2019, 'The conceptual semantics of alienable possession in Amharic', in Studies in Ethnopragmatics, Cultural Semantics, and Intercultural Communication: Ethnopragmatics and Semantic Analysis, pp. 207 - 222, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9983-2_11

Amberber M; Baker B; Harvey M, 2010, 'Introduction: complex predicates', in Complex Predicates, Cambridge University Press (CUP), pp. 1 - 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cbo9780511712234.002

Amberber M, 2010, 'Preface', in , pp. 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511712234.001

Amberber M; Baker B; Harvey M, 2010, 'Introduction: Complex Predicates', in Amberber M; Baker B; Harvey M (ed.), Complex Predicates: Cross-linguistic perspectives on Event Structure., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 1 - 12

Amberber M, 2010, 'The Structure of the Light Verb Construction in Amharic', in Amberber M; Baker B; Harvey M (ed.), Complex Predicates: Cross-linguistic perspectives on Event Structure., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 291 - 318

Amberber M, 2009, 'Quirky alternations of transitivity The case of ingestive predicates', in Newman J (ed.), LINGUISTICS OF EATING AND DRINKING, JOHN BENJAMINS B V PUBL, pp. 45 - 63, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000321117400004&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Amberber M, 2009, 'Differential Case Marking of Arguments in Amharic', in Malchukov A; Spencer A (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Case, Oxford University Press, New York U.S., pp. 742 - 755

Amberber M, 2008, 'Semantic Primes in Amharic', in Goddard C (ed.), Cross-Linguistics Semantics, John Benjamins Publishing Company, pp. 83 - 119

Amberber M; Harvey M; Baker B, 2007, 'Complex predication and the coverb construction', in Siegel J; Lynch J; Eades D (ed.), Language Description. History and Development, John Benjamins Publshing Company, Amsterdam, pp. 209 - 221

Amberber M, 2007, 'Introduction: The language of memory', in Amberber M (ed.), The Language of Memory in a Crosslinguistic Perspective, John Benjamins Publishing Company, Amsterdam, pp. 1 - 12

Amberber M, 2007, 'Remember, remind, and forget in Amharic', in Amberber M (ed.), The Language of Memory in a Crosslinguistic Perspective, John Benjamins Publishing Company, Amsterdam, pp. 263 - 277

Amberber M; De Hoop H, 2005, 'Preface', in , http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-008044651-6/50002-1

Amberber M; de Hoop H, 2005, 'Chapter 1 Competition and Variation in Natural Languages The Case for Case', in Competition and Variation in Natural Languages, Elsevier, pp. 1 - 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-008044651-6/50003-3

Amberber M, 2005, 'Chapter 11 Differential Subject Marking in Amharic', in Competition and Variation in Natural Languages, Elsevier, pp. 295 - 317, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-008044651-6/50013-6

Amberber M; de Hoop H, 2005, 'Competition and Variation in Natural Languages: The Case for Case', in Amberber M; Hoop HD (ed.), Competition and Variation in Natural Languages: The Case for Case, Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp. 1 - 8

Amberber M, 2005, 'Differential Subject Marking in Amharic', in Amberber M; Hoop HD (ed.), Competition and Variation in Natural Languages: The Case for Case, Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp. 295 - 319

Amberber M; de Hoop H, 2005, 'Preface', in Competition and Variation in Natural Languages, Elsevier, pp. xi, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-008044651-6/50002-1

Amberber M, 2002, 'Quirky alterations of transitivity: the case of ingestive predicates', in Language Universals and Variation, Praeger Publishers, Wesport Connecticut London, pp. 1 - 20

Amberber M, 2001, 'Testing emotional universals in Amharic', in Harkins J; Wierzbicka A (ed.), Emotions in Crosslinguistic Perspective, Mouton de Gruyter, Berlin, New York, pp. 35 - 68

Amberber M, 2000, 'Valency-changing and Valency-encoding Devices in Amharic', in Changing Valency - Case Studies in Transitivity, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom, pp. 312 - 331

Edited Books

Amberber M, (ed.), 2010, Complex Predicates: Cross-linguistic perspectives on Event Structure., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

Amberber M, (ed.), 2007, The language of memory in a cross-linguistic perspective, John Benjamins Publishing Company, Amsterdam/Philadelphia

Amberber M; DeHoop H, 2005, Competition and variation in natural languages, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-044651-6.X5000-9

Amberber M, (ed.), 2002, Language Universals and Variation, Praeger Publishers, Wesport Connecticut London

Journal articles

Amberber M, 2003, 'The grammatical encoding of `thinking` in Amharic', Cognitive Linguistics, 14, pp. 195 - 219

Amberber M, 1996, 'Reference grammar of Amharic - Leslan,W', CANADIAN JOURNAL OF LINGUISTICS-REVUE CANADIENNE DE LINGUISTIQUE, 41, pp. 258 - 260, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:A1996XL36000004&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

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