Khoisan languages and linguistics

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This collection honors Anthony Traill and features contributions from various scholars on modern Khoisan languages and linguistics. Matthias Brenzinger discusses the twelve modern Khoisan languages, while Roland Kießling explores verbal serialization in Taa. Wilfrid Haacke examines core argument manifestations in #Akhoe, and Henry Honken analyzes the semantic organization of noun classes in Ju 'hoan, linking them to number. Roger Blench addresses linguistic aspects of Hadza interactions with animals, and Bernhard Köhler offers observations on "wh-words" in Khoisan. Edward Derek Elderkin presents residual issues related to Proto-Khoe lexical tone, and Anderson M. Chebanne provides a preliminary analysis of Cirecire word morphology and tonology. Previous conference contributions from earlier Khoisan conferences held in Riezlern in 2006, 2008, 2011, and 2014 are also published in the series "Quellen zur Khoisan-Forschung," with references to additional works on language, identity, and linguistics related to Khoisan languages.