Tom Güldemann

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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.
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    Tom Güldemann
    Born1965
    Germany
    NationalityGerman
    OccupationLinguist
    Academic background
    Alma mater University of Cologne
    Thesis Verbalmorphologie und Nebenprädikationen im Bantu: Eine Studie zur funktional motivierten Genese eines konjugationalen Subsystems (1995)