Hilde Gunnink

@hildegunnink.bsky.social

Linguist, focusing on African languages. FWO postdoctoral researcher @UGent || Linguistics teacher @Leiden [ˈhɪlˠdə ˈχønɪŋk]

Linguistic fieldwork in South Africa, day 1 Investigating possible tonal depression in South African English. Preliminary results: yes, mostly in native speakers of Nguni languages. Native speakers of isiZulu realize the tonal depression as a rising tone, speakers of isiXhosa as a low tone.

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I'll be talking in this HAAM-Radio webinar on "Advances in reconstructing past demography, interactions, and social organisation in Africa", 28 January 2026, 15:00 CET. Register for the Zoom link if you want to hear the latest on African population history: haam-community.github.io/events/2025/...

HAAM-Radio #5 - January 2026: Advances in reconstructing past demography, interactions, and social organisation in Africa. · HAAM Community

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