Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Education information
PhD, University of Helsinki
Curriculum vitae
Docent/Adjunct Professor Lotta Aunio in the University Lecturer of Bantu Languages at the University of Helsinki. Her PhD from 2004 is a description of the Ha language, a Bantu language from Western Tanzania. In her research, Aunio has focused on description of Bantu languages, specifically phonology and tonology. Aunio has also worked on South African languages.
At the University of Helsinki, Aunio teaches African Studies, Swahili languages and Linguistics.
Fields of Science
- 6121 Languages
- linguistics
- Bantu language
- Contact linguistics
- African Languages
- African Studies
- 6160 Other humanities
- African Studies
- African cultures
- 6122 Literature studies
International and National Collaboration
Publications and projects within past five years.
Publications
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Introduction
Petzell, M., Bar-el, L. & Aunio, L., 2020, Studia Orientalia Electronica Special Issue: The Semantics of Verbal Morphology in Under-Described Languages. Petzell, M., Bar-el, L. & Aunio, L. (eds.). Helsinki: Finnish Oriental Society, p. 1-4 4 p. (Studia Orientalia Electronica; vol. 8, no. 3).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Foreword / postscript
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Nominal tone contrasts
Aunio, L., 2020, (Accepted/In press) Oxford Guide to the Bantu Languages. Oxford University PressResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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The numeral system(s) in Western Serengeti: Formal, functional and historical inferences
Bernander, R., Laine, A. & Aunio, L., 2020, In : Studies in African Languages and Cultures. 54, p. 35-70 36 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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The Semantics of Verbal Morphology in Under-Described Languages
Petzell, M. (ed.), Bar-el, L. (ed.) & Aunio, L. (ed.), 2020, Helsinki: Finnish Oriental Society. 133 p. (Studia Orientalia Electronica; vol. 8, no. 3)Research output: Book/Report › Anthology or special issue › Scientific › peer-review
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Click variation and reacquisition in two South African Ndebele varieties
Schulz, S. W., Laine, A. O., Aunio, L. & Philippova, N., 2019, Linguistic Diversity Research among Speakers of isiNdebele and Sindebele in South Africa. Aunio, L. & Fleisch, A. (eds.). Helsinki: Finnish Oriental Society, p. 213-282 70 p. (Studia Orientalia; no. 120).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Projects
- 4 Finished
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Linguistic Variation as an Indicator of Historical Relations and Language Contact: A Comparative grammar of four Mara Bantu languages (Tanzania)
Aunio, L., Roth, T., Laine, A., Bernander, R. & Gibson, H.
01/01/2016 → 31/12/2019
Project: Research project
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Development of Digital Teaching project of the BA Programme in Languages
Lennes, M., Flanagan, J., Hiltunen, T., Creutz, M., Aunio, L., Buchart, M., Gruzdeva, E., Jakubek, I., Keinänen, N., Kim, J., Kittilä, S., Kopotev, M., Kraenker, S., Länsisalmi, R., Nieuweboer, R., Peterson, E., Tiedemann, J., Tuori, R., Viitamäki, M. & Lindstedt, J.
01/05/2017 → 31/12/2018
Project: Other project
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Linguistic Variation as an Indicator of Historical Relations and Language Contact: A comparative grammar of four Mara Bantu languages (Tanzania)
Aunio, L., Bernander, R., Roth, T. M. & Laine, A.
01/01/2016 → 31/01/2021
Project: Research project
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Stability and Change in Language Contact: The Case of Southern Ndebele (South Africa)
Fleisch, A., Aunio, L., Schulz, S. & Crane, T. M.
01/09/2014 → 31/03/2020
Project: Research project
Prizes
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Member of the Teachers' Academy, University of Helsinki
Aunio, Lotta (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Prizes and awards
Activities
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The 6th International Conference of Bantu Languages (Bantu6)
Lotta Aunio (Chair of organizing committee)
20 Jun 2016 → 23 Jun 2016Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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Fonologi i Norden 2021
Ricardo Napoleão de Souza (Member of organizing committee), Lotta Aunio (Chair of organizing committee) & Johan Schalin (Member of organizing committee)
26 Feb 2021 → 27 Feb 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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PhD supervision
Lotta Aunio (Supervisor)
2020 → …Activity: Examination types › Supervisor or co-supervisor of doctoral thesis
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PhD supervision
Lotta Aunio (Supervisor)
2020 → …Activity: Examination types › Supervisor or co-supervisor of doctoral thesis
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Penultimate lengthening in isiNdebele (South Africa)
Lotta Aunio (Speaker), Thera Marie Crane (Speaker) & Rudolph Henric Richard Kerbs (Speaker)
21 Feb 2020Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Press / Media
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Kurkistus Afrikan kieliin: Ndebelen erityispiirteenä ovat naksausäänteet
23/07/2020
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Kurkistus Afrikan kieliiin: Swahili on suurin bantukieli
09/07/2020
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Kurkistus Afrikan kieliin: Afrikan kielet pähkinänkuoressa
02/07/2020
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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