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Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences | Department of Asian and African Studies | Regional Departments | African Studies | Events | Upcoming Events | 11.01. Colloquium on African linguistics: The prefix system of Tula (Adamawa, NC) (Elstermann)

11.01. Colloquium on African linguistics: The prefix system of Tula (Adamawa, NC) (Elstermann)

“The prefix system of Tula (Adamawa, Niger-Congo)” - Talk by Julius Elstermann (HU Berlin, Master project) given within the digital colloquium of African linguistics and languages
  • When Jan 11, 2022 from 04:15 to 05:45
  • Where Institut für Asien- und Afrikawissenschaften, Invalidenstr. 118, room 410 & via Zoom
  • Contact Name Christfried Naumann (christfried.naumann (AT) hu-berlin.de, please contact for Zoom access information)
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In my master thesis, I analyze Tula's system of noun classification with regard to synchronic description as well as historical reconstruction. Tula is one of the few languages that shows a system of noun classification with prefixes and suffixes. My presentation focusses on these classifying prefixes in Tula and their role in the general picture of noun classification. Besides a formal and functional description, the presentation will also touch upon historical assumptions that consider other languages of the Tula-Waja group as well.