The Historical Linguistics of Hunter-Gatherers in East Africa: A Discussion
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This seminar is more a guided discussion than an ex cathedra presentation on issues that nag me while doing historical linguistics on data from Hunter-Gatherer groups. I take “Hunter-Gatherer” as a very general label for groups that are characterised (rightly or wrongly) as such, and I want to reach a better insight into which distinctions to make among them that are relevant for linguistic study (like immediate and delayed return is for social organisation). After a general introduction the seminar, time is used for one discussion question after the next, all briefly introduced below:
Q1: Which distinctions to make among Hunter-Gatherer groups in East Africa that have relevance for (socio-)linguistics?
Q2: Is ethno-linguistic identity less vital for (some of the) Hunter-Gatherer groups?
Q3: Is there less memory of history of the group among Hunter-Gatherer groups?
Q4: What are the linguistic properties of Hunter-Gatherer languages?
Q5: What of this to keep in mind in doing historical linguistics involving languages of Hunter-Gatherer groups?
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