Research / Publications: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

RESEARCH staff and PUBLICATIONS: FACULTY OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES

Prof. Wilfrid H.G. Haacke

Department: Language and Literature Studies

1. Name:	Prof. Wilfrid H. G. Haacke
2. Tertiary Qualifications	PhD (University of London (UCL)) M.A. (Theor. Ling.) (University of Essex) M.A. (University of Cape Town) B.A.(Hons) (University of Cape Town) B.A. (University of Cape Town)
3. Current Position	Professor
4. Campus Address	P/Bag 13301 340 Mandume Ndemufayo Ave Windhoek Room Y034
5. Office Phone, Fax & Cell phone	+264+ 61+206 3845 (Office) +264+61+206 3863 (Fax)
6. Email Address	whaacke@unam.na
7. Short Biography	Wilfrid H. G. Haacke, Namibian by birth, studied Bantu languages (i.a. Otjiherero) initially. From 1973-83 he worked as language planner for “Nama/Damara” (Khoekhoegowab), developing materials for Khoekhoe-gowab as school subject and teaching medium. In 1983 he was appointed to set up a Department of African Languages at the Academy for Tertiary Education, Windhoek, which was superseded by the University of Namibia in 1992. With temporary absences to study in London and teach at the University of Bayreuth he has taught at UNAM ever since.
8. Résumé/Vita
9. Recently Taught Courses	ALH 3410 Historical Linguistics & Dialectology ALG 3430/3410 Universals, & the Typology of Khoekhoegowab/Bantu languages ALS 3410 Stylistics & Semantics ALP 3410 Research Paper in Otjiherero LHM 3612 Phonology & Morphology of Otjiherero LAC 3532 Language & Culture LSS 3631 Speech Sounds & Sound Systems
10. Academic interest/ expertise	Primary: Lexicography and Tonology of Khoekhoegowab; Syntax and Morphology of Khoekhoegowab; Dialectography of Khoekhoegowab and Comparative studies of Central Khoesaan (Khoe) languages. Secondary: Khoekhoegowab oral literature and oral history
11. Research and Publications	Books (School books for Khoekhoegowab not listed) 2010 Haacke, W., E. Eiseb & C. Gericke Khoekhoegowab- Afrikaans / Afrikaans-Khoekhoegowab Glossarium. Windhoek: Macmillan. 412p. 2002 Haacke, W. & E. Eiseb. A KHOEKHOEGOWAB DICTIONARY with an English-Khoekhoegowab Index. Windhoek: Gamsberg-Macmillan. 754p.1999 The Tonology of Khoekhoe (Nama/Damara), Quellen zur Khoisan-Forschung No. 16. Cologne: Rüdiger Köppe. 245p. 1999 The Tonology of Khoekhoe (Nama/Damara), Quellen zur Khoisan-Forschung No. 16. Cologne: Rüdiger Köppe. 245p. 1999 Haacke, W. & E. Eiseb. Khoekhoegowab-English / English-Khoekhoegowab Glossary / Mîdi Saogub. Windhoek: Gamsberg-Macmillan. 278p. Brochures 2002 Linguistic Evidence in the Study of Origins: The Case of the Namibian Khoekhoe-Speakers. (inaugural lecture, xeroxed) Windhoek: UNAM. 30p. 1982 Traditional Hut-building Technique of the Nama (with some related Terminology). Cimbebasia B vol. 3, no. 2. Windhoek: State Museum. (Permanent exhibition of the rush hut with photographs by the author opened in Owela Museum, Windhoek, in July 2006.) Articles in Books (selection) 2010 Naro syntax from the perspective of the desentential hypothesis: the minimal sentence. Khoisan Languages and Linguistics. Proceedings of the 1st International Symposium January 4-8, 2003, Riezlern/Kleinwalsertal. QKF 24. Cologne: Köppe. p.201- 230. 2008 Tonogenesis in flagrante: Tonal Depression in Khoekhoe, Hai@om, \A)khoe, !Gora and Naro, in Ermisch, S. (ed.) Proceedings of the 2nd Inter-national Symposium January 8-12, 2006, Riezlern/Kleinwalser-tal. Quellen zur Khoisan-Forschung No. 22. Cologne: Rüdiger Köppe. 2006 Khoesaan Languages, in Brown, K. (ed) The Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics. 2nd Edition. Vol. VI. p.192-195. Elsevier. 1999 Phonological Gleanings from the Dialects of Khoekhoegowab (Nama/Damara): Towards Internal Reconstruction, in Finlayson, R. (ed.) African Mosaic (Festschrift for Prof. J. A. Louw). Pretoria: UNISA. p.131-163. 1999 Tonogenesis in Khoekhoe (Nama/Damara), in Kaji, Sh. (ed.) Proceedings of the Symposium on Cross-linguistic Studies of Tonal Phenomena: Tonogenesis, Typology and Related Topics, Dec. 1998. Tokyo: Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. p.69-85. 1997 Haacke, W., E. Eiseb & L. Namaseb Internal and External Relations of Khoekhoe Dialects: a Preliminary Survey, in Haacke, W. & E. D. Elderkin (eds) Namibian Languages: Reports and Papers. Namibian African Studies Vol. IV. Cologne: Rüdiger Köppe. p.125-209. 1995 Instances of Incorporation and Compounding in Khoekhoe (Nama/ Damara), in Traill, A., R. Vossen & M. Biesele (eds) The Com-plete Linguist. Papers in memory of Patrick Dickens. Cologne: Köppe. p.339-361. 1992 Compound Noun Phrases in Nama, in Gowlett, D.F. (ed.) African Linguistic Contributions (presented in honour of Ernst Westphal). Pretoria: Via Africa. p.189-194. Articles in Journals (selection) 2009 Crossing the linguistic divide between Namibian Khoekhoe and Kalahari Khoe, Möhlig, W., F. Seidel & M. Seifert. Language Contact, Language Change and History Based on Language Sources in Africa. SUGIA 20, p. 111-124. 2008 Linguistic Hypotheses on the origins of Namibian Khoekhoe speakers, in Sadr, K. & Fr.-X. Fauvelle-Aymar (eds) Khoekhoe and the earliest herders in southern Africa. SAH vol. 20, p.163-177. 2006 Syntactic Focus Marking in Khoekhoe ("Nama/Damara"). ZAS Papers in Linguistics No. 46, 105-127. http://www.zas.gwz-berlin.de/index.html/publications_zaspil 2005 Linguistic Research for Literary Empowerment of Khoesaan Languages of Namibia. African Studies vol. 64, no. 2, Univ. Witwatersrand. p. 157-176. 1992 Dislocated Noun Phrases in Khoekhoe (Nama/Damara): Further Evidence for the Sentential Hypothesis. Afrikanistische Arbeits-papiere no. 29 (1992), Cologne. p. 149-162. Editor of Monograph Series: *NAMIBIAN AFRICAN STUDIES,* formerly AFRICAN STUDIES OF *THE ACADEMY* (ASA). Cologne: Rüdiger Köppe (Since 1997 personal series of editor.) Fiváz, D. 1986/2003. A Reference Grammar of Oshindonga (Wambo), ASA Vol.1. 183p. Ohly, R. 1987. The Destabilization of the Herero Language. ASA Vol.2. 81p. (out of print) Ohly, R. 1990. The Zanzibarian Challenge. ASA Vol.3. 186p. (out of print) Haacke, W. & E. D. Elderkin (eds) 1997. Namibian Languages: Reports and Papers. NAS Vol. 4. 451p.Kilian-Hatz, C. 1999. Folktales of the Kxoe in the West Caprivi. NAS Vol. 5. 338p. LeBeau, D. 2003. Dealing with Disorder. Traditional and Western medicine in Katutura (Namibia). NAS Vol. 6. 301p. Kilian-Hatz, C. 2003. Khwe Dictionary. With a Supplement on Khwe Place‑Names of West Caprivi. NAS Vol. 7. 431p. Halme, R. 2005. A Tonal Grammar of Kwanyama. NAS Vol 8. 299p.
12. Recent Professional Activities	Ongoing Research: 2004 -. Documentation of Northern Dialects of Khoekhoegowab. University-funded project to document dialects of especially the Hai@om, ǂĀkhoe and the Sesfontein Damara. These dialects are the dialects that deviate most markedly in Khoekhoegowab. They provide significant links for the establishment of relations of Namibian Khoekhoe to Kalahari Khoe and the reconstruction of Proto-Central Khoesaan.