CORDIS · 101167206 · HORIZON
nilomorph The evolution of suprasegmental morphology in West Nilotic
Coordinator: UNIVERSITY OF SURREY (UK)
NILOMORPH sets out to explain how linguistic evolution took a highly unexpected turn in one family of languages spoken in East Africa. They have evolved a morphological system where multiple grammatical categories are expressed simultaneously within a single syllable, through subtle modulations of its phonological properties. For example, in the Dinka language the word tèm, meaning ‘to cut’, can be made to mean ‘she cuts it for someone’ by lengthening the vowel, changing the low tone to high, and pronouncing it with breathy voice quality: té̤ːm, and more than dozen other contrasts can be gene…
About Horizon Europe (2021–2027)
Horizon Europe is the EU's current research and innovation programme, covering 2021 to 2027 with a budget of roughly €95.5 billion. Its three pillars are Excellent Science (frontier research and mobility), Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness (mission-driven collaborative projects in health, climate, digital, security and food) and Innovative Europe (the EIC and EIT). It also funds five EU Missions targeting cancer, climate adaptation, smart cities, oceans and soils.
EU contribution: €9.9M awarded to the consortium. The project runs over approximately 6 years from 2025-07-01 to 2031-06-30.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who funds this research project?
- This project is funded by the European Union through the Horizon Europe (2021–2027) programme, under the HORIZON-ERC-SYG funding scheme.
- What is the EU contribution?
- The European Commission contributes €9.9M toward a total project budget of €9.9M.
- Which EU programme funds it?
- The project is funded under Horizon Europe (2021–2027), call ERC-2024-SyG.
- Who coordinates the project?
- The project is coordinated by UNIVERSITY OF SURREY (UK).
- What is the project timeline?
- The project runs from 2025-07-01 to 2031-06-30 — approximately 6 years.
- Where can I find the full project record?
- The complete record — partners, deliverables, publications and news — is published on CORDIS under project ID 101167206.