Bernd Heine, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Bernd Heine

German linguist

Date of Birth: 25-May-1939

Place of Birth: Morąg, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland

Profession: university teacher, linguist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Bernd Heine

  • Bernd Heine (born May 25, 1939) is a German linguist and specialist in African studies. From 1978 to 2004 Heine held the chair for African Studies at the University of Cologne, Germany.
  • His main focal points in research and teaching are African linguistics, language sociology, grammaticalization theory and language contact.
  • The grammaticalisation theory, which deals with the changes in grammar, and to which he contributed 7 books and numerous articles, is his main focal point.
  • He is one of the initiators of Discourse grammar.

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