Tom Güldemann

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 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

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.