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Last updated:
Thursday, 10th January, 2013

 

Adams B. Bodomo

博艾敦   

B.A., M.A. (Legon), M.Phil., Ph.D. (Trondheim)
Associate Professor of Linguistics &
African Studies Programme Director
School of Humanities, The University of Hong Kong

(FSI - Humanities Center International Scholar 2011-12, Stanford University)

(and from 2013/2014 academic year:
Universitätsprofessor für Afrikanische Sprachen und Literaturen [Chair Professor of African Languages and Literature] at the University of Vienna, Department of African Studies)

Tel: (852) 2857 8285
Fax: (852) 2546 4943
Email: abbodomo at hku dot hk

Dr. Bodomo is Associate Professor in the Department of Linguistics at the School of Humanities,  University of Hong Kong and Director of the University's African Studies Programme. His expertise includes: 

• GENERAL LINGUISTICS - SYNTAX, SEMANTICS (and their interfaces): theory, description, documentation and application; computer-mediated communication, digital humanities

• AFRICAN STUDIES: African Linguistics;  description, documentation & revitalization of the languages & intangible cultures of Africa and Asia; comparative African and Asian studies; diasporan communities

His current projects include: i. research into Africa-China relations: from cross-cultural communication to comparative linguistics; ii. research into the African diaspora in Asia, particularly China and iii. research on the syntactic and semantic structures of a wide range of languages, including Dagaare, Twi, Chinese, Dong, and Zhuang.

Beyond Linguistics & African Studies, he likes working out in the gym, hiking, distance running, and watching soccer. He also finds time to write and recite poetry, and participates in lively debates about African and world affairs.