Morphological and semantic deformation of the ʔaʃo (Azmari) Argot in Tigrai
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: This research was conducted to describe the morphological structure, syntactic pattern, and semantic systems of the ʔaʃo Argot in Tigrai. To achieve these objectives, a purposive sampling technique was used to select the informants. Elicitation, interview, and participatory observation methods were used to collect the data which was then audiotaped. A qualitative method was employed to analyze the data. The ʔaʃo Argot was found to use most of the time Tigrigna affixes (-ka, -o, -ki, mә-) and sometimes Amahric affixes (-ima and -imma) to make the words obscure communication. In addition, the onomatopoeic system played an important in creating new expressions. Semantic and form deformation is significantly used in the ʔaʃo Argot's expressions development, such as semantic load, connotative meaning, generic naming of specific terms, paraphrastic descriptions, and using instrumental nouns, similar to those in the Tigrigna language. Finally, some words whose origins are unknown were found in the ʔaʃo Argot.
DOI: 10.71624/470qby71
Author: Girmay, Abraha
Institution: Mekelle University
Language: English
Subfield: Linguistics and Language
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7078851432
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