Elmar Ternes

Elmar Ternes (born November 24, 1941 in Trier ; † June 16, 2020 ) was a German linguist .

After studying phonetics , English and Romance linguistics , he received his doctorate in 1970 from the University of Saarbrücken . There he completed his habilitation in 1977 in the subjects of phonetics and celtology . In the same year he was appointed professor for general and applied phonetics at the University of Hamburg . He retired on April 1, 2007. In recognition of his work in the study of the Gaelic languages, Ternes was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Glasgow on July 13, 2015 .

bibliography

Grammaire structurale du Breton de l'Ile de Groix: (dialecte occidental). Winter, Heidelberg (1970).
The phonemic analysis of Scottish Gaelic: based on the dialect of Applecross, Ross-shire. Buske, Hamburg (1973)
Problems of Contrastive Phonetics. Buske, Hamburg (1976).
Introduction to Phonology. Scientific Book Society, Darmstadt (1987).
The phonemic analysis of Scottish Gaelic: based on the dialect of Applecross, Ross-shire. 2nd improved and enlarged edition. Buske, Hamburg (1989).
Introduction to Phonology. 2nd improved and enlarged edition. Scientific Book Society, Darmstadt (1999).
Brythonic Celtic - Britannisches Celtic: from medieval British to modern Breton. Hempen, Bremen (2011).

literature

Armin R. Bachmann (Ed.): Form and structure in language - Festschrift for Elmar Ternes. Narr, Tübingen (2010).

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ Prof. em. Dr. Elmar Ternes has been made an honorary doctorate from the University of Glasgow. In: www.slm.uni-hamburg.de. October 14, 2015, accessed June 25, 2017.

personal data
SURNAME	Ternes, Elmar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German linguist
DATE OF BIRTH	November 24, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH	trier
DATE OF DEATH	June 16, 2020

[1] Prof. em. Dr. Elmar Ternes has been made an honorary doctorate from the University of Glasgow. In: www.slm.uni-hamburg.de. October 14, 2015, accessed June 25, 2017.