Tom Güldemann | |
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Born | 1965 Germany |
Nationality | German |
Occupation | Linguist |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | University of Cologne |
Thesis | Verbalmorphologie und Nebenprädikationen im Bantu: Eine Studie zur funktional motivierten Genese eines konjugationalen Subsystems (1995) |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Linguistics |
Sub-discipline | Language classification, linguistic typology |
Institutions | Humboldt University of Berlin |
Main interests | Languages of Africa |
Tom Güldemann (born 1965) is a German linguist and Africanist. He is currently a professor at the Humboldt University of Berlin's Institut für Asien- und Afrikawissenschaften (IAAW, Institute of Asian and African Studies). He specializes in the languages of Africa, particularly Khoisan languages, Bantu languages, and comparative surveys of African languages and linguistics.
Education
Güldemann completed his doctoral studies at the Institute for African Studies of the University of Cologne in 1995. He completed his habilitation at Leipzig University.
Career
He has been a full professor at the Humboldt University of Berlin since 2006, where he specializes in African linguistics and sociolinguistics.
Publications
Güldemann has edited several volumes, including The Languages and Linguistics of Africa (2018).
- Edited volumes
- Güldemann, Tom (2018). The Languages and Linguistics of Africa. Berlin Boston: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. ISBN 978-3-11-042166-8.
- Güldemann, Tom; Fehn, Anne-Maria (2014). Beyond "Khoisan". Amsterdam Philadelphia: John Benjamins. ISBN 978-90-272-4849-7.
- Güldemann, Tom; Roncador, Manfred von (2002-01-01). Reported Discourse. Amsterdam: John Benjamins. ISBN 978-90-272-2958-8.
References
- "54371676". VIAF. 2009-03-03. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
- "Tom Güldemann". Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (in German). Retrieved 2023-12-03.
- "Prof Dr phil Tom Güldemann". Website des Institutes für Asien- und Afrikawissenschaften der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. 2015-08-22. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
- "Tom Güldemann - Biography". Academy of Europe. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
- "Career". Website des Institutes für Asien- und Afrikawissenschaften der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. 2015-08-22. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
- Hasani, Ilire; Hoffmann, Robert. "Güldemann, Tom". Academy of Europe. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
- Güldemann, Tom (2018-09-10). The Languages and Linguistics of Africa. Berlin Boston: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. ISBN 978-3-11-042166-8.
External links
- Official faculty page at the Humboldt University of Berlin
- Academia.edu
- ResearchGate
- Areal linguistics in Africa lecture