Tom Güldemann
German linguist
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Tom Güldemann (born 1965[1]) is a German linguist and Africanist.[2] He is currently a professor at the Humboldt University of Berlin's Institut für Asien- und Afrikawissenschaften (IAAW, Institute of Asian and African Studies).[3] He specializes in the languages of Africa, particularly Khoisan languages, Bantu languages, and comparative surveys of African languages and linguistics.[4]
Tom Güldemann | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1965 (age 60–61) Germany |
| 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 |
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.[5]
Career
He has been a full professor at the Humboldt University of Berlin since 2006, where he specializes in African linguistics and sociolinguistics.[6]
Publications
Güldemann has edited several volumes, including The Languages and Linguistics of Africa (2018).[7]
- 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.