Roger Blench

Roger Marsh Blench (born August 1, 1953) is a British linguist, ethnomusicologist and development anthropologist. He has an M.A. and a Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge and is based in Cambridge, England. He researches, publishes, and works as a consultant.[1]

Roger Marsh Blench
Born (1953-08-01) August 1, 1953
United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
Alma materCambridge University (Ph.D.)
Scientific career
FieldsHistorical linguistics, African languages, Southeast Asian languages, Anthropology
Websiterogerblench.info

Career

Blench is known for his wide-ranging interests and has made important contributions to African linguistics,[2] Southeast Asian linguistics, anthropology, ethnomusicology, ethnobotany, and various other related fields. He has done significant research on the Niger–Congo, Nilo-Saharan, and Afroasiatic families, as well as the Arunachal languages. Additionally, Blench has published extensively on the relationship between linguistics and archaeology. Blench is currently engaged in a long-term project to document the languages of central Nigeria. He has also carried out extensive research on the herder–farmer conflicts in Nigeria.[3][4]

Blench collaborated with the late Professor Kay Williamson, who died in January 2005, and is now a trustee of the Kay Williamson Educational Foundation, which exists both to publish the unpublished material left by Kay Williamson and to promote the study of Nigerian languages.[5] A series of publications supported by the trust is under way with Rüdiger Köppe Verlag in Cologne.[6]

Blench has also conducted research and evaluations of international development activities worldwide, as a consultant and research fellow of the Overseas Development Institute in London.[7]

Selected books
  • David Henry Crozier; R. Blench; Keir Hansford (1992). An index of Nigerian languages. Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council. Language Development Centre, University of Ilorin. Dept. of Linguistics & Nigerian Languages, Summer Institute of Linguistics. Summer Institute of Linguistics. ISBN 0-88312-611-7.
  • Blench, Roger; Spriggs, Matthew, eds. (28 August 1997). Theoretical and Methodological Orientations. Archaeology and Language. Vol. 1. London ; New York: Routledge. ISBN 0415117607. LCCN 96044969. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  • Blench, Roger; Spriggs, Matthew, eds. (1998). Archaeological Data and Linguistic Hypotheses. Archaeology and Language. Vol. 2. London ; New York: Routledge. ISBN 0415117615. LCCN 96044969. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  • Blench, Roger; Spriggs, Matthew, eds. (1997). Artefacts, Languages and Texts. Archaeology and Language. Vol. 3. London ; New York: Routledge. ISBN 0415100542. LCCN 96044969. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  • Blench, Roger; Spriggs, Matthew, eds. (1999). Language Change and Cultural Transformation. Archaeology and Language. Vol. 4. London ; New York: Routledge. ISBN 0415117860. LCCN 96044969. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  • 2000. Blench, R. M. & MacDonald, K. C., eds. The Origin and Development of African Livestock. London: University College Press.
  • Laurent Sagart; Roger Blench; Alicia Sanchez-Mazas (2005). The Peopling of East Asia: Putting Together Archaeology, Linguistics and Genetics. Psychology Press. ISBN 978-0-415-32242-3.
  • Blench, Roger (2006). Archaeology, language, and the African past. Altamira Press. ISBN 978-0-7591-0465-5.
  • Sanchez-Mazas, Alicia; Blench, R. M. et al., eds. 2008. Human Migrations in Continental East Asia and Taiwan: matching archaeology, linguistics and genetics. London: Routledge.

References
  1. Professional CV, Roger Blench.
  2. Hewson, John (2007). Blench, Roger (ed.). "Archaeology, Language, and the African Past". Canadian Journal of African Studies. Review. 41 (3): 574–579. JSTOR 40380107.
  3. Rachael, Abujah (8 November 2018). "British anthropologist advises against ranching in Nigeria". EnviroNews Nigeria. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  4. "British anthropologist advises against ranching in Nigeria". Royal News. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  5. Kay Williamson Educational Foundation
  6. KWEF: Publications supported
  7. Academic Curriculum Vitae, Roger Blench, January 2021.
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