Tom Güldemann
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Tom Güldemann is a linguist known for his extensive research on African languages, particularly the Khoe and other Khoisan language families.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tom Güldemann canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2505286 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tom Güldemann Context triple: [Khoe languages, hasLinguisticResearchBy, Tom Güldemann]
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Klaus Badelt
Klaus Badelt is a German film composer best known for his work on major Hollywood scores such as "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl."
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B.
Christoph Dolle
Christoph Dolle is a German local politician who serves as the mayor of the town of Blomberg.
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C.
Andreas Hügerich
Andreas Hügerich is a German local politician who serves as the mayor of the town of Lichtenfels in Bavaria.
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D.
Harald Jäger
Harald Jäger is a former East German border officer best known for his pivotal role in opening the Bornholmer Strasse crossing during the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.
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E.
Lars Schmidt
Lars Schmidt was a Swedish theatrical producer and director known for bringing American and British plays to Scandinavian and European stages and for his marriage to actress Ingrid Bergman.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tom Güldemann Target entity description: Tom Güldemann is a linguist known for his extensive research on African languages, particularly the Khoe and other Khoisan language families.
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A.
Klaus Badelt
Klaus Badelt is a German film composer best known for his work on major Hollywood scores such as "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl."
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B.
Christoph Dolle
Christoph Dolle is a German local politician who serves as the mayor of the town of Blomberg.
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C.
Andreas Hügerich
Andreas Hügerich is a German local politician who serves as the mayor of the town of Lichtenfels in Bavaria.
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D.
Harald Jäger
Harald Jäger is a former East German border officer best known for his pivotal role in opening the Bornholmer Strasse crossing during the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.
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E.
Lars Schmidt
Lars Schmidt was a Swedish theatrical producer and director known for bringing American and British plays to Scandinavian and European stages and for his marriage to actress Ingrid Bergman.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
linguist
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person ⓘ |
| affiliation | Department of African Studies, Humboldt University of Berlin ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| employer |
Humboldt University of Berlin
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Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
African linguistics
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areal linguistics ⓘ historical linguistics ⓘ linguistics ⓘ typology ⓘ |
| hasAcademicSpecialization |
African language typology
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Khoe linguistics ⓘ Khoisan languages ⓘ
surface form:
Khoisan linguistics
historical-comparative linguistics of Africa ⓘ |
| hasPublishedIn | linguistics journals on African languages ⓘ |
| hasResearched |
Southern African linguistic area
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contact-induced change in African languages ⓘ genealogical relations among Khoisan languages ⓘ |
| isNotableFor |
contributions to the understanding of African language history
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proposals on classification of Khoisan language families ⓘ work on areal zones in Africa ⓘ |
| knownFor |
research on African languages
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research on Khoe languages ⓘ research on Khoisan languages ⓘ work on genealogical classification of African languages ⓘ work on language contact in Africa ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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German ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Studies on Khoe and other Khoisan languages
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The Languages and Linguistics of Africa ⓘ |
| occupation |
researcher
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university teacher ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Professor of African Studies at Humboldt University of Berlin ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
Bantu languages
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Khoe languages ⓘ Khoisan languages ⓘ areal features of African languages ⓘ language classification in Africa ⓘ language contact ⓘ |
| studies |
click consonants
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tone in African languages ⓘ |
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