DYWAN — Dynamik Sprachlichen Wandels in Nordostnigeria (“Dynamics of Linguistic Change in Northeastern Nigeria”) — is the name of a new research project which examines aspects of contact-induced language change in northeastern Nigeria. The project has started in April and will continue for three years. It is based at the University of Vienna, Department of African Studies and is done in cooperation with the University of Maiduguri. The principal investigator is Prof. Dr. Norbert Cyffer, other project members are:
- Georg Ziegelmeyer
- Bamidele Rotimi Badejo
- Andrew Haruna
- Leonhard Eder
- Thomas Palmetshofer
- Michaela Zeiner
More information can be found at the project website: http://www.univie.ac.at/dywan/.
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