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.
Keywords
- 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 2001 2019
Click variation and reacquisition in two South African Ndebele varieties
Schulz, S. W., Laine, A. O., Aunio, L. & Philippova, N., 2019, (Accepted/In press) The Two Ndebele Varieties of South Africa. Finnish Oriental Society, (Studia Orientalia).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
Nominal tone in isiNdebele
Aunio, L., Schulz, S. W., Laine, A. O. & Philippova, N., 2019, (Accepted/In press) The Two Ndebele Languages of South Africa. Aunio, L. & Fleisch, A. (eds.). Helsinki: Finnish Oriental Society, (Studia Orientalia).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
Kielten kandiohjelman opetuksen digiloikka -hankkeen raportti
Lennes, M. E. (ed.), Gruzdeva, E., Kittilä, S. T., Buchart, M. E., Kim, J-Y., Aunio, M., Hiltunen, T. & Kopotev, M., 18 May 2018Research output: Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products › Professional
Open Access
Nominal tone contrasts
Aunio, L., 2018, (Accepted/In press) Oxford Guide to the Bantu Languages. Oxford University PressResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
Projects 2014 2020
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
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
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
Prizes
Member of the Teachers' Academy, University of Helsinki
Lotta Aunio (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Prizes and awards
Activities 2009 2019
The 6th International Conference of Bantu Languages (Bantu6)
Lotta Aunio (Chair of organizing committee)20 Jun 2016 → 23 Jun 2016
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Challenges constructing a multilectal grammar – the case of the Western Serengeti languages
Lotta Aunio (Speaker), Antti Laine (Speaker), Rasmus Bernander (Speaker), Timothy Roth (Speaker)Mar 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Journal of West Afican Languages (Journal)
Lotta Aunio (Reviewer)2018
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
Innovations in the IsiNdebele tone system: natural variation or contact?
Lotta Aunio (Speaker), Laura Downing (Speaker)1 Jun 2018
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
University of Gothenburg
Lotta Aunio (Visiting researcher)15 May 2018 → 19 May 2018
Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Academic visit to other institution