Nancy Kula
Hoogleraar Afrikaanse taalkunde
- Naam
- Prof.dr. N.C. Kula
- Telefoon
- +31 71 527 2125
- n.c.kula@hum.leidenuniv.nl
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-8323-2573

Nancy Kula is hoogleraar Afrikaanse taalkunde bij het Centre for Linguistics.
Hoogleraar Afrikaanse taalkunde
- Faculteit der Geesteswetenschappen
- Leiden Univ Centre for Linguistics
- LUCL T&C van Afrika
- Reilly C., Costley T., Gibson H. & Kula N.C. (2024), The multilingual university: language ideology, hidden policies and language practices in Malawian universities, Language, Culture and Curriculum 37(2): 213-229.
- Reilly C., Gibson H., Kula N.C., Costley T., Mapunda G. & Mwansa J. (2024), Bringing the outside in: attitudes towards multilingual competence in Zambia and Tanzania. In: Mohr S. & Ferrara L. (red.), Learning languages, being social: informal language learning and socialization in additional languages: De Gruyter Mouton. 199-229.
- Kula N.C.,Costley T., Gibson H. & Reilly C. (2024), Enbracing multilingualism in the classroom, FuturumCareers : .
- Mapunda G., Costley T., Gibson H., Kula N.C. & Reilly C. (2024), Rethinking language: the need for language supportive pedagogies in teacher training in tanzania, Nordic Journal of African Studies 33(3): 184-202.
- Kula N.C. & Louriz N. (2024), Acquisition in a multilingual context: English mid and low vowel contrasts by native speakers of Tashlhit. In: Korangy A.. & Bensoukas K. (red.), The Handbook of Berber Linguistics. Springer Handbooks in Languages and Linguistics. Singapore: Springer. 55-85.
- Kula N.C. (2024), Comparing CJ-DJ discrepancies in Matengo and Bemba, Journal of Swahili and African Studies 35: 51-60.
- Reilly C., Costley T., Gibson H., Kula N.C., Bagwasi M.M., Dikosha D., Mmolao P., Mwansa J.M., Mwandia M., Mapunda G. & James E. (2023), Emerging principles for researching multilingually in linguistic ethnography: reflections from Botswana, Tanzania, the UK and Zambia [Ukulondolola imisango yakufwailisha ukupitila mu ndimi ishapusanapusana: Amatontonkanyo ukufuma ku Botswana, ku Tanzania, ku UK na ku Zambia] (vertaling Reilly C., Costley T., Gibson H., Kula N.C., Bagwasi M.M., Dikosha D., Mmolao P., Mwansa J.M., Mwandia M., Mapunda G. & James E.), Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development 44(8): 689-701.
- Bickmore L.S. & Kula N.C. (2023), Generational tone change in Northern Bemba, Africana Linguistica 29: 3-27.
- Kula N.C. (2023), Why should voiceless aspirates cause depression in Nguni?, Stellenbosch papers in linguistics (SPIL) 67: 43-47.
- Kula N.C. (2023), Domino effects and licensing chains in government licensing: sequential NC clusters in Bantu. In: Breit F., Yoshida Y. & Youngberg C. (red.), Elements, government, and licensing: Developments in phonology. London: UCL Press. 197-208.
- Reilly C., Costley T., Gibson H., Kula N.C., Bagwasi M., Dikosha D., Mmolao P., Mwansa J., Mwandia M., Mapunda G. & James E. (2023), Emerging principles for researching multilingually in linguistic ethnography: reflections from Botswana, Tanzania, the UK and Zambia, Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development 44(8): 689-701.
- Bickmore L.S. & Kula N.C. (2023), Generational tone change in Northern Bemba, Africana Linguistica 29: 3-27.
- Kula N.C. & Marten L. (2023), Morphosyntactic variation in Bantu: the case of Setswana, Studies in African Linguistics 52: 53-69.
- Kula N.C., Gibson H., Marten L. & Taji J. (2023), Suffix order restrictions in Bantu. In: Ackema P., Bendjaballah S., Bonet E. & Fábregas A. (red.), The Wiley Blackwell Companion to morphology: Wiley-Blackwell.
- Kula N.C. (2023), Why should voiceless aspirates cause depression in Nguni?, Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus 67(1): 43-47.
- Bickmore L.S. & Kula N.C. (2023), Generational tone change in Northern Bemba, Africana Linguistica 29: 3-27.
- Costley T., Kula N.C. & Marten L. (2022), Translanguaging spaces and multilingual public writing in Zambia: tracing change in the linguistic landscape of Ndola on the Copperbelt, Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development 44(9): 773-793.
- Kula N.C. Mwansa J. (2022), Learning literacy in a familiar language: comparing reading and comprehension competence in Bemba in two contrasting settings in Northern Zambia, Journal of the British Academy 10: 97-124.
- Costley T., Kula N.C. & Marten L. (2022), Translanguaging spaces and multilingual public writing in Zambia: tracing change in the linguistic landscape of Ndola on the copperbelt, Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development 44(9): 773-793.
- Reilly C., Bagwasi M.M., Costley T., Gibson H., Kula N.C., Mapunda G. & Mwansa J (2022), ‘Languages don’t have bones, so you can just break them’: Rethinking multilingualism in education policy and practice in Africa, Journal of the British Academy 10(4): 1-20.
- Kula N.C. & Nasukawa K. (2022), A PfP approach to vowel height harmony and ATR harmony, JSPS 7: 81-95.
- Kula N.C. & Marten L. (2021), Expressing politeness and respect in Bantu Languages: a short comparative survey.
- Hamann S. & Kula N.C. (2021), Phonetic and phonological considerations on the moraic status of pre-NC vowels in Bemba, Stellenbosch papers in linguistics (SPIL) 62(1): 57-74.
- Kula N.C. & Nasuawa K. (2021), Reanalysing "epenthetic" consonants in nasal-consonant sequences: a lexical specification approach. In: Bendjaballah S., Tifrit A. & Voeltzel L. (red.), Perspectives on element theory. Studies in Generative Grammar nr. 143: De Gruyter.
- Marten L. & Kula N.C. (2021), Expressing politeness and respect in Bantu Languages: a short comparative survey. In: Chebanne A.M. & Lusekelo A. (red.), African languages: linguistic, literacy and social issues: a festschrift in honour of Prof. Herman Batibo. Cape Town: CASAS. 67-84.
- Kula N.C. (2020), Developing an areal view of intonation in Eastern Bantu, Journal of Law and Social Sciences 3(1): 1-39.
- Kula N.C. & Syed N. (2020), Non-myopic nasal spreading in Saraiki, Radical: A Journal of Phonology 1: 126-172.
- Reilly C., Bagwasi M., Costley T., Gibson H., Kula N.C., Mapunda G. & Mwansa. J. (2020), Bringing the outside in: merging local language literacy practices to enhance classroom learning and achievement, Babel: The Language Magazine : .
- Kula N.C. & Marten L. (2019), Vowel copying in Dciriku and Mwenyi: on the interaction between phonology and semantics. In: Banda F. (red.), Theoretical and applied aspects of African languages and cultures: Festschrift in Honour of Professor Mildred Nkolola-Wakumelo. Cape Town: Centre for Advanced Studies of African Society (CASAS). 75-99.
- Liu X. & Kula N.C. (2018), A comparative study of depression in Bantu, Khoisan and Chinese Wu: laryngeal settings and feature specifications, Stellenbosch papers in linguistics (SPIL) 54: 17-43.
- Liu X. & Kula N.C. (2018), A comparative study of depression in Bantu, Khoisan and Chinese Wu: laryngeal settings and feature specifications, Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus 54: 17-43.
- Kula N.C. (2017), Reduction in remoteness distinctions and reconfiguration in the Bemba past tense, Transactions of the Philological Society 115(1): 27-57.
- Scheer T. & Kula N.C. (2017), Government phonology: element theory, conceptual issues and introduction. In: Hannahs S.J. & Bosch A. (red.), The Routledge handbook of phonological theory: Routledge. 226-261.
- Kula N.C. (2017), Reduction in remoteness distinctions and reconfiguration in the Bemba past tense, Transactions of the Philological Society 115(1): 27-57.
- Kula N.C. (2017), The conjoint/disjoint alternation and phonological phrasing in Bemba. In: Wal J. van der & Hyman L.M. (red.), The conjoint/disjoint alternation in Bantu. Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs nr. 301. Mouton: De Gruyter. 258-294.
- Kula N.C. & Hamann S. (2016), Intonation in Bemba. In: Downing L.J. & Rialland A. (red.), Intonation in African tone languages. Phonology and Phonetics nr. 24. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter. 321-363.
- Kula N.C. & Braun B. (2015), Mental representation of tonal spreading in Bemba: evidence from elicited production and perception, Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies 33(3): 307-323.
- Kula N.C. Bickmore L.S. (2015), Phrasal phonology in Copperbelt Bemba, Phonology 32(1): 147-176.
- Kula N.C. (2015), A preliminary investigation of Siluyana: comparing Mbowe and Mwenyi. [dataset].
- Kula N.C. & Kadenge M. (2015), Introduction: phonetics and phonology in Bantu, Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies 33(3): 3-5.
- Kula N.C. & Braun B. (2015), Mental representation of tonal spreading in Bemba: evidence from elicited production and perception, Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies 33(3): 307-323.
- Kula N.C. & Bickmore L.S. (2015), Phrasal phonology in Copperbelt Bemba, Phonology 32(1): 147-176.
- Hamann S. & Kula N.C. (2015), Bemba, Journal of the International Phonetic Association 45(1): 61-69.
- Marten L. & Kula N.C. (2014), Benefactive and substitutive applicatives in Bemba, Journal of African Languages and Linguistics 35(1): 1-44.
- Lutz M. & Kula N.C. (2014), Benefactive and substitutive applicatives in Bemba, Journal of African Languages and Linguistics 35(1): 1-44.
- Kula N.C. (2013), Nominal compounding and associative phrases in Bemba. In: Brenzinger M. & Fehn A.M. (red.), Proceedings, 6th world congress of African Linguistics. Cologne: Köppe. 431-441.
- Kula N.C. (2013), On retaining vowel colour in derived roots: blocked imbrication in Bemba. In: Legère K. (red.), Bantu languages and linguistics: papers in memory of Dr Rugatiri D.K Mekacha. Eckersdorf: Pia Thielmann & Eckhard Breitinger.
- Bickmore L.S. & Kula N.C. (2013), Ternary spreading and the OCP in Copperbelt Bemba, Studies in African Linguistics 42(2): 101-132.
- Kula N.C., Botma B. & Kuniya N. (red.) (2013), Bloomsbury companion to phonology. London: Bloombury.
- Kula N.C. (2012), Bespreking van: Backley P. (2011), An introduction to element theory. Edinburgh: Edinburgh university press. Phonology 29(2): 337-341.
- Marten L. & Kula N.C. (2012), Object marking and morphosyntactic variation in Bantu, Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies 30(2): 237-253.
- Marten L. & Kula N.C. (2012), Object marking and morphosyntactic variation in Bantu, Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies 30(2): 237-253.
- Kula N.C. (2012), On the representation of tone in element theory. In: Cyran E., Kardela H. & Szymanek B. (red.), Sound structure and sense: studies in memory of Edmund Gussmann. Lublin: Wynadictwo. 353-367.
- Kula N.C. (2012), The bemba case file: afranaph project. [dataset].
- Delfitto D., Fiorin G. & Kula N.C. (2011), Syntactic gradients in compounding: Bemba associative nominals vs. Italian prepositional and deverbal compounds, Italian Journal of Linguistics / Rivista di Linguistica 23(2): 301-325.
- Basciano B., Kula N.C. & Melloni C. (2011), Modes of compounding in Bantu, Romance and Chinese, Italian Journal of Linguistics 23(2): 203-249.
- Kula N.C. (2011), Revisiting final devoicing in the L2 acquisition of final voicing contrasts. In: Dziubalska-Kolaczyk K., Wrembel M. & Kul M. (red.), Achievements and perspectives in SLA of speech: new sounds 2010. Frankfurt: Peter Lang. 149-158.
- Marten L. & Kula N.C. (2011), The prosody of Bemba relative clauses: a case study of the syntax-phonology interface in dynamic syntax. In: Kempson R.M., Gregoromichelaki E. & Howes C. (red.), The dynamics of lexical interfaces. Stanford: Center for the study of language and information. 57-86.
- Botma B., Kula N.C. & Nasukawa K. (2011), Features. In: Botma B., Kula N.C. & Nasukawa K. (red.), The Bloomsbury companion to phonology. London: Continuum. 33-63.
- Kula N.C., Botma B. & Nasukawa K. (red.) (2011), Continuum companion to phonology. London: Continuum.
- Kula N.C. & Marten L. (2010), Argument structure and agency in Bemba passives. In: Legère K. & Thornell C. (red.), Bantu languages: analyses, description and theory. Cologne: Rüdiger Köppe. 115-130.
- Kula N.C. & Marten L. (2010), Argument structure and agency in Bemba passives. In: Legère K. & hornell C. (red.), Bantu languages: analyses, description and theory. EALD East African Languages and Dialects nr. 20. Cologne: Rudiger Köppe Publications. 115-130.
- Kula N.C. (2009), Bespreking van: Bickmore L.S. (2007), Cilungu phonology. Stanford: University of Chicago press. Lingua 119(3): 502-506.
- Kula N.C. & Marten L. (2009), Defining initial strength in clusterless languages in strict CV. In: Nasukawa K. & Backley P. (red.), Strength relations in phonology. Berlin: De Gruyter. 251-284.
- Marten L. & Kula N.C. (2009), Meanings of money: national Identity and the semantics of currency in Zambia and Tanzania, Journal of African Cultural Studies 20(2): 183-198.
- Kula N.C. (2009), Opacity in Bantu: in support of the internal organisation of features. In: Austin P.K., Bond O., Charette M., Nathan D. & Sells P. (red.), Proceedings of language documentation and linguistic theory !. London: SOAS. 175-183.
- Kula N.C. & Marten L. (2009), Defining initial strength in clusterless languages in strict CV. In: Nasukawa K. & Backlay P. (red.), Strength relations in phonology. Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter. 251-284.
- Colin J.E., Kula N.C. & Hulst H. van der (2008), Jan Kooij (1940-2004), Lingua 118(9): 1249.
- Lutz M. & Kula N.C. (2008), Meanings of money: national identity and the semantics of currency in Zambia and Tanzania, Journal of African Cultural Studies 20(2): 183-198.
- Kula N.C. & Lutz M. (2008), Central, East and Southern African languages. In: Austin P.K., Tilbury N. & Todd M. (red.), One thousand languages: living, endangered, and lost. Oakland: University of California press. 86-111.
- Kula N.C. (2008), Derived environment effects: a representational approach, Lingua 118(9): 1328-1343.
- Costa J. & Kula N.C. (2008), Focus at the interface: evidence from romance and bantu. In: Cat C. de & Demuth K. (red.), The bantu–romance connection: a comparative investigation of verbal agreement, DPs, and information structure. Amsterdam: John Benjamins. 293-322.
- Kula N.C. & Marten L. (2008), Zambia: 'one Zambia, one nation, many languages’. In: Simpson A. (red.), Language and national identity in Africa. Oxford: Oxford university press. 291-313.
- Kula N.C. & Lutz M. (red.) (2007), Bantu in Bloomsbury. SOAS Working Papers in Linguistics. London: Department of linguistics of the school of oriental and African studies.
- Kula N.C. (2007), Effects of phonological phrasing on syntactic structure, The Linguistic Review 24(2-3): 201-231.
- Marten L., Kula N.C. & Nhlanhla T. (2007), Parameters of morphosyntactic variation in Bantu, Transactions of the Philological Society 105(3): 253-338.
- Kula N.C. & Cheng L. (2007), Phonological and syntactic phrasing in Bemba relatives, Journal of African Languages and Linguistics 28(2): 123-148.
- Kula N.C. (2006), Lesotho language situation. In: Brown K. (red.), Encyclopedia of language and linguistics: Elsevier. 48.
- Kula N.C. (2006), No initial empty CV in clusterless languages, Linguistics in The Netherlands 23(1): 137-149.
- Kula N.C. (2006), On derived environments in GP. In: Doukas T. & Tsakiridou M. (red.), SOAS working papers in linguistics nr. 14: SOAS. 95-108.
- Kula N.C. (2006), Zambia: language situation. In: Brown K. (red.), Encyclopedia of language & linguistics: Elsevier. 744-745.
- Kula N.C. (2006), Licensing saturation: co-occurrence restrictions in structure, Linguistic Analysis 32(3-4): 366-406.
- Cheng L.L. & Kula N.C. (2006), Syntactic and phonological phrasing in Bemba relatives, ZAS Papers in Linguistics 43: 31-54.
- Kula N.C. (2005), On licensing constraints for consonants, Leiden Papers in Linguistics 2(4): 51-75.
- Kula N.C. (2004), Domain variability in inflected reduplication, Malawian Journal of Linguistics 2004(4): 45-63.
- Kula N.C. (2003), On the autonomy of the root in Bemba. In: Lébikaza K.K. (red.), Actes du 3e congrès mondial de linguistique Africaine: Lomé 2000. Cologne: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag. 21-35.
- Kula N.C. (2002), The phonology of verbal derivation in Bemba. Utrecht: Landelijke onderzoekschool taalwetenschap.
- Kula N.C. (2001), Imbrication in Bemba. In: Smith N. & Weijer J. van de (red.), Surface syllable structure and segment sequencing: HIL Occasional Papers nr. 4. Leiden: Holland Institute of Generative Linguistics. 102-116.
- Kula N.C. (2000), The phonology-morphology interface: consonant mutations in Bemba, Linguistics in The Netherlands 17(1): 171-183.
- Kula N.C. (2000), The phonology-morphology interface: consonant mutations in Bemba, Linguistics in The Netherlands 17(1): 171-183.
- Kula N.C. & Marten L. (2000), Constraints and processes: evidence from Bemba, Herero and Swahili, SOAS Working Papers in Linguistics 10: 91-102.
- Kula N.C. (1999), On the representation of NC clusters in Bemba, Linguistics in The Netherlands 16(1): 135-148.
- Kula N.C. & Marten L. (1998), Aspects of nasality in Bemba, SOAS Working Papers in Linguistics 8: 191-208.