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PD Dr. Klaudia Dombrowsky-Hahn

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Faculty of Languages & Literatures
Language Centre and African Linguistics I

Klaudia Dombrowsky-Hahn teaches the West African language Bambara at the Language Centre of University of Bayreuth. She also teaches Phonology and Morpho-Syntax of African Languages; and Methods of Linguistic Field Research.

She studied African Linguistics; Romance Linguistics and Literature; and Pedagogical Theory at the University of Cologne. In 1987, she obtained a two-year DAAD-scholarship to study Bambara and Peul at INALCO in Paris. She participated in research projects directed by professor Gérard Dumestre on the sociolinguistic situation and functional literacy in southern Mali. In 1997, she got her PhD at the University of Bayreuth, where she held a scholarship in the frame of a graduate ‘training programme’ in ‘Intercultural Relations in Africa’ financed by the German Research Foundation (DFG). Her thesis deals with contact phenomena between the Mande language Bambara and the Senufo language Minyanka spoken in southern Mali for which she was rewarded with the University Award of the city of Bayreuth.

In July 2006, she got a scholarship at the Max-Planck-Institut of Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig. She has taught Bambara at the University of Bayreuth, Mainz and Frankfurt; and has participated in diverse research projects: including, among others, the project “The Effects of Globalisation on Languages in West African cities” - in the frame of the Humanities Collaborative Research Centre “Local Action in the context of global Influences” (SFB/FK 560); and in the DFG project “The language of the Karaboro” - directed by Professor Gudrun Miehe.

In May 2019, Klaudia Dombrowsky-Hahn got her habilitation in African Linguistics.Since February 2019 she participates in a research project on Language and migration at the Goethe University Frankfurt. It is entitled "Afrikaner*innen im Rhein-Main-Gebiet: ein afrikalinguistisches Forschungsprojekt zu sprachlicher Integration" (Africans in the Rhine-Main Region: an African linguistics project on linguistic integration) directed by Prof. Dr. Axel Fleisch, Goethe University Frankfurt and Prof. Dr. Nico Nassenstein, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz.

Klaudia Dombrowsky-Hahn is married and has two adult children.

Consultation hours: Monday 3 - 4 p.m. upon appointment.

Academic Degrees

2019	Venia Legendi (Habilitation) in African Linguistics
1997	Doctorate in African Studies, University of Bayreuth
1991	Magister degree in African Studies, University of Cologne

Professional Background

Since 02/2019	Researcher at the Institute of African Linguistics, Goethe University Frankfurt
Since 2008	Lecturer in Bambara, the University of Bayreuth's Language Centre (part-time)
2006 – 2012	Research Associate, DFG-funded project “The Language of the Karaboro”, University of Bayreuth
2001 – 2006	Research Associate (part-time) in Project A1 "Effects of globalization processes on the vitality of languages in West African cities“, SFB/FK 560, “Local Action in Africa in the Context of Global Developments”, University of Bayreuth
2000 – 2001	Assistant to the Management, International Youth Festspieltreffen Bayreuth
10/2000 – 2/2001	Parental leave
1996 – 1999	Research Associate, Bambara lecturer, Language Centre, University of Bayreuth
1991 – 1993	Employee in the documentation centre and library of the German UNESCO-Commission, Bonn

Other


Present	Co-editor of the journal Mandenkan (Révue d’ètudes linguistiques des langues mandé)
02-03/2019	Short term lecturer of African Linguistics at the Université des Lettres et des Sciences Humaines, Bamako, Mali, financed by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
7/2006	Postdoc scholarship at the Max Planck Institute Leipzig, Prof. B. Comrie's research group
1997	University Award of the city of Bayreuth
1993 – 1996	DFG doctoral scholarship in the research training group "Intercultural Relations in Africa" at the University of Bayreuth
1987– 1989	DAAD scholarship to study at INALCO Paris

Faculty of Languages & Literatures
Language Centre and African Linguistics I

Regional Focus:

Burkina Faso
Mali

Research Topics:

Gur languages (esp. Senufo)
Mande languages
Language Description
Morphology and Syntax
Grammaticalization
Sociolinguistics
Urban Languages
Multilingualism - Language and Migration
Literacy
Oral Literature

Projects

Die Sprache der Karaboro

Further information for Bambara lessons

Faculty of Languages & Literatures
Language Centre and African Linguistics I

Publications

Book/Monograph

Dombrowsky-Hahn, Klaudia
A grammar of Syer (Western Karaboro, Senufo) : phonology, morphology, argument realization
Köln : Köppe, 2015. - XX, 582 pp. . - (Gur Monographs; 12)

Dombrowsky-Hahn, Klaudia
Nyagalen Mugan Tarawele : une épopée bambara racontée par Bakoroba Konè
Köln : Köppe, 2001. - 224 pp. . - (Wortkunst und Dokumentartexte in afrikanischen Sprachen; 8)

Dombrowsky-Hahn, Klaudia
Phénomènes de contact entre les langues minyanka et bambara (sud du Mali)
Köln : Köppe, 1999 . - (Gur Monographs; 3)

rev.: Annette R. Harrison, In Language, 79/4, 2003, S. 837-838

Article in a journal (peer-reviewed)

Dombrowsky-Hahn, Klaudia; Zappa, Francesco
"May God preserve us from evil sicknesses" : Grammar, Arabic origin, and pragmatics of req ...
in Linguistique et Langues Africaines vol. 10 (2024) issue 1. - pp. 1-29
doi:10.4000/123pz ...

Dombrowsky-Hahn, Klaudia; Littig, Sabine
Migration – Language – Integration : Introduction
in The Mouth : Critical Studies on Language, Culture and Society vol. 8 (2021) . - pp. 9-28
https://themouthjournal.com/migration-language-int ...

Dombrowsky-Hahn, Klaudia
A Grammar of Kusaal : A Mabia (Gur) Language of Northern Ghana
in Linguistic Typology vol. 24 (2020) issue 1. - pp. 187-199
doi:10.1515/lingty-2020-2037 ...

Dombrowsky-Hahn, Klaudia
Conditional-relatives in Senufo (Gur) and Manding (Mande) : The encoding of generalizing r ...
in Afrikanistik - Aegyptologie - Online (2019)
https://www.afrikanistik-aegyptologie-online.de/ar ...

Dombrowsky-Hahn, Klaudia
Motion events in Bambara (Mande)
in Journal of African Languages and Linguistics vol. 33 (2012) issue 1. - pp. 37-66
doi:10.1515/jall-2012-0002 ...

Dombrowsky-Hahn, Klaudia
Some methodological problems in the study of language contact : the case of Senufo and Man ...
in Journal of Language Contact vol. 3 (2010) issue 1. - pp. 107-130
doi:10.1163/19552629-90000007 ...

Dombrowsky-Hahn, Klaudia
Argument focus in Kar (Senufo)
in ZAS Papers in Linguistics vol. 46 (2006) . - pp. 83-103

Dombrowsky-Hahn, Klaudia
La négation dans les énoncés simples et complexes en kar (Senufo)
in Journal of African Languages and Linguistics vol. 27 (2006) issue 2. - pp. 127-153
doi:10.1515/JALL.2006.008 ...

Dombrowsky-Hahn, Klaudia
Koinéisierung oder Sprachwechsel? Das Kar in Banfora (Burkina Faso)
in Afrika und Übersee vol. 87 (2004) . - pp. 155-192

Dombrowsky-Hahn, Klaudia
Contact minyanka-bambara : l'exemple de la relativisation
in Gur Papers = Cahiers Voltaïques vol. 3 (1998) . - pp. 27-34

Article in a book (peer-reviewed)

Dombrowsky-Hahn, Klaudia; Fanego Palat, Axel
Mobile and complex: a West African linguistic repertoire
In: Pfadenhauer, Katrin ; Rüdiger, Sofia ; Serreli, Valentina (ed.): Global and local perspectives on language contact - Berlin: Language Science Press, 2024. - pp. 183-214 . - (Contact and Multilingualism; 7)
doi:10.5281/zenodo.10497381 ...

Dombrowsky-Hahn, Klaudia; Fanego Palat, Axel; Littig, Sabine; Nassenstein, Nico
Jenseits des Referenzrahmens : Erfahrungen afrikanischer Migrant*innen mit sprachlicher In ...
In: Erfurt, Jürgen ; Reimer, Peter (ed.): Afrikanische Sprachen in Europa - Duisburg: Universitätsverlag Rhein-Ruhr, 2021. - pp. 157-187 . - (Osnabrücker Beiträge zur Sprachtheorie; 98)

Dombrowsky-Hahn, Klaudia
Phasal polarity expressions in Bambara (Mande) : pragmatic distinctions and semantics
In: Kramer, Raija L. (ed.): The expression of phasal polarity in African languages - Berlin ; Boston: De Gruyter Mouton, 2021. - pp. 267-295 . - (Empirical Approaches to Language and Typology; 63)
doi:10.1515/9783110646290 ...

Dombrowsky-Hahn, Klaudia
Categorization of phasal polarity items in Bambara (Mande)
In: Pawlak, Nina ; Will, Izabela (ed.): West African languages : Linguistic theory and communication - Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, 2020. - pp. 99-126
doi:10.31338/uw.9788323546313 ...

Dombrowsky-Hahn, Klaudia
Relative clauses in Syer (Western Karaboro, Senufo, Gur)
In: Kramer, Raija ; Kießling, Roland (ed.): Current approaches to Adamawa and Gur languages - Köln: Köppe, 2018. - pp. 127-170 . - (Afrika und Übersee : Beiheft; 34)

Dombrowsky-Hahn, Klaudia
Grammaticalization of the deictic verbs 'come' and 'go' in Syer (Senufo, Gur)
In: Mietzner, Angelika ; Claudi, Ulrike (ed.): Directionality in grammar and discourse : case studies from Africa - Köln: Köppe, 2012. - pp. 89-114 . - (Topics in Interdisciplinary African Studies; 29)

Dombrowsky-Hahn, Klaudia
Syer (Tenyer)
In: Miehe, Gudrun ; Reineke, Brigitte ; Winkelmann, Kerstin (ed.): Noun class systems in Gur languages. Volume 2. North Central Gur languages - Köln: Köppe, 2012. - pp. 669-709 . - (Gur Monographs; 11)

Dombrowsky-Hahn, Klaudia
Motion events in Kar
In: Mietzner, Angelika ; Treis, Yvonne (ed.): Encoding Motion : case studies from Africa ; in memory of Ursula Drolc - Köln: Köppe, 2008. - pp. 31-48

Dombrowsky-Hahn, Klaudia
Kar
In: Miehe, Gudrun ; Winkelmann, Kerstin (ed.): Noun class systems in Gur languages. Volume 1. : Southwestern Gur languages (without Gurunsi) - Köln: Köppe, 2007. - pp. 389-409 . - (Gur Monographs; 9)

Dombrowsky-Hahn, Klaudia
Le kar à Banfora
In: Miehe, Gudrun ; Owens, Jonathan ; von Roncador, Manfred (ed.): Language in African urban contexts : contribution to the study of indirect globalisation - Berlin: Lit, 2007. - pp. 189-271 . - (Beiträge zur Afrikaforschung; 31)

Dombrowsky-Hahn, Klaudia
Minyanka
In: Miehe, Gudrun ; Winkelmann, Kerstin (ed.): Noun class systems in Gur languages. Volume 1. Southwestern Gur languages (without Gurunsi) - Köln: Köppe, 2007. - pp. 331-354 . - (Gur Monographs; 9)

Dombrowsky-Hahn, Klaudia
Supyire
In: Miehe, Gudrun ; Winkelmann, Kerstin (ed.): Noun class systems in Gur languages. Volume 1. Southwestern Gur Languages (without Gurunsi) - Köln: Köppe, 2007. - pp. 355-371 . - (Gur Monographs; 9)

Dombrowsky-Hahn, Klaudia
Sə̀cə̀té (Tagba)
In: Miehe, Gudrun ; Winkelmann, Kerstin (ed.): Noun class systems in Gur languages. Volume 1. Southwestern Gur languages (without Gurunsi) - Köln: Köppe, 2007. - pp. 372-388 . - (Gur Monographs; 9)

Dombrowsky-Hahn, Klaudia
Tenyer
In: Miehe, Gudrun ; Winkelmann, Kerstin (ed.): Noun class systems in Gur languages. Volume 1. Southwestern Gur Languages (without Gurunsi) - Köln: Köppe, 2007 (Gur Monographs; 9)

Dombrowsky-Hahn, Klaudia
La ville de Banfora et la région
In: Miehe, Gudrun ; Owens, Jonathan ; von Roncador, Manfred (ed.): Language in African urban contexts : contribution to the study of indirect globalisation - Berlin: Lit, 2007. - pp. 139-158 . - (Beiträge zur Afrikaforschung; 31)

Dombrowsky-Hahn, Klaudia
Le nom verbal en kar (Senufo) du Burkina Faso
In: Winkelmann, Kerstin ; Ibriszimow, Dymitr (ed.): Zwischen Bantu und Burkina : Festschrift für Gudrun Miehe zum 65. Geburtstag - Köln: Köppe, 2006. - pp. 45-58

Dombrowsky-Hahn, Klaudia; Slezak, Gabriele
Local vitality : on a complex linguistic situation in the West African town of Banfora (Bu ...
In: Probst, Peter ; Spittler, Gerd (ed.): Between resistance and expansion : explorations of local vitality in Africa - Münster: Lit, 2004. - pp. 49-68 . - (Beiträge zur Afrikaforschung; 18)

Dombrowsky-Hahn, Klaudia
La situation socio-linguistique du sud du Mali (pays minyanka)
In: Dumestre, Gérard (ed.): Stratégies communicatives au Mali : langues régionales, bambara, français - Paris: Didier, 1994. - pp. 13-88 . - (Langues et Développement)

Article in a book (not peer-reviewed)

Dombrowsky-Hahn, Klaudia
Einige Typen von Entlehnung : das Beispiel des Minyanka in Süd-Mali
In: Egbert, Henrik ; Jöckel, Andrea ; Kühme, Walther ; Vierke, Ulf (ed.): Afrika im Wandel : Tagungsband des DFG-Graduiertenkollegs "Interkulturelle Beziehungen in Afrika" - Berlin: Verl. für Wiss. und Forschung, 2001. - pp. 37-46

Dombrowsky-Hahn, Klaudia
Kontakt zwischen Minyanka und Bambara
In: Fiedler, Ines ; Griefenow-Mewis, Catherine ; Reineke, Brigitte (ed.): Afrikanische Sprachen im Brennpunkt der Forschung : linguistische Beiträge zum 12. Afrikanistentag - Köln: Köppe, 1998. - pp. 327-334

Dombrowsky-Hahn, Klaudia
Théorie et réalité de l'alphabétisation dans la zone Mali-Sud
In: Dombrowsky, Klaudia ; Dumestre, Gérard ; Simonis, Francis (ed.): L'alphabétisation fonctionnelle en Bambara dans une dynamique de développement : le cas de la zone cotonnière (Mali-Sud) - Paris: Didier Érudition, 1993. - pp. 5-142 . - (Langues et Développement)

Review

Dombrowsky-Hahn, Klaudia
Vydrin, Valentin: Cours de grammaire bambara (ouvrage en rélité augmentée). Paris, Presses ...
Linguistique et Langues Africaines
2020
http://www.lambert-lucas.com/wp-content/uploads/20 ...

Dombrowsky-Hahn, Klaudia
Solomiac, Paul: Phonologie et morphosyntaxe du dzùùngoo de Samogohiri. Köln, 2014
Afrikanistik - Aegyptologie - Online
2015
http://www.afrikanistik-aegyptologie-online.de/arc ...

Dombrowsky-Hahn, Klaudia
Tröbs, Holger: Sprachtypologie, TAM-Systeme und historische Syntax im Manding (West-Mande) ...
Orientalistische Literaturzeitung
2012
doi:10.1524/olzg.2012.0038 ...

Dombrowsky-Hahn, Klaudia
Valentin Vydrine and Mongnan Alphonse Kességbeu: Dictionnaire dan-français (dan de l'est) ...
Journal of African Languages and Linguistics
2010
doi:10.1515/JALL.2010.011 ...

Dombrowsky-Hahn, Klaudia
Vydrine, Valentin: Esquisse contrastive du kagoro (Manding). Köln, 2001
Afrika und Übersee
2002

Dombrowsky-Hahn, Klaudia
Tröbs, Holger: Funktionale Sprachbeschreibung des Jeli (West-Mande). Köln, 1998
Afrika und Übersee
1999

Dombrowsky-Hahn, Klaudia
Compte-rendu de Delia Haust - Codeswitching in Gambia : Eine soziolinguistische Untersuchu ...
Linguistique Africaine
1996

Dombrowsky-Hahn, Klaudia; Dumestre, Gérard
Ousmane Bâ. Silamaka Fara Dikko : ein Westafrikanisches Epos in den Bambara-Versionen von ...
Journal des Africanistes
1989
http://www.persee.fr/doc/jafr_0399-0346_1989_num_5 ...