Mechthildian approaches to Afrikanistik

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The content includes a diverse range of linguistic studies. Roland Kießling and Raija L. Kramer explore warm, wine-related expressions. Torben Andersen examines clausal constituent order and cross-reference in Jumjum. Klaus Beyer presents a usage-based approach to morphosyntactic variation in Pana, questioning grammaticalization processes. Ines Fiedler discusses information structuring in natural discourse in Ama (Nyimang), while Orin Gensler critiques the revisionist perspective on Ethiosemitic prehistory. Jeff Good and Jesse Lovegren provide insights into nasal classes in Mungbam and Naki. Tom Güldemann analyzes a shared pronominal canon in the eastern Macro-Sudan belt from typological, areal, and genealogical angles. Bernd Heine, Christa König, and Karsten Legère conduct a text study on discourse markers in Akie, a Southern Nilotic language. Birgit Hellwig investigates the development of modifiers in Goemai. Kießling also addresses experiencer encoding in Taa (Southern Khoisan). Raija L. Kramer discusses the functional diversity of deictic directional suffixes in Fali. Karsten Legère focuses on empowering national languages in the Bantu area. Gudrun Miehe looks at motion verbs in Cerma, while Alice Mitchell analyzes the pragmatics of the kinship term íiyá 'mother' in Datooga. Henning Schreiber examines contact-induced variation, and Gabriele Sommer studies variation in Shiyeyi. Yvonne Treis revisits Kambaata denumerals, Hol