All Members

Jean-Marie HOMBERT

Founding member

jeanmarie.hombert@gmail.com

Teams :       DiLiS 

TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

RESEARCH INTERESTS

SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

TEACHING

OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES

DIPLOMAS

• 1984 - "Thèse d'Etat" in Linguistics, Université de Provence
• 1975 - Ph-D in Linguistics, University of California, Berkeley
• 1972 - Master of Engineering in Computer Science, INSA, Lyon

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

• Research Director, CNRS since 2005
• Professor of Linguistics, Université Lumière Lyon 2, 1980-2004
• Professor of Linguistics , University of California, Santa-Barbara, USA, 1977-1980
• Post-Doc, University of California, Los Angeles, USA, 1975-1977
• Teaching Assistant, Univeristy of California, Berkeley, USA, 1975

RESPONSABILITIES

• Head of South East Region, CNRS, 2004-2005
• Head of Humanities and Social Sciences Department,CNRS, 2002-2004
• French Representative in the Humanities Committee, European Science Foundation, 2002-2004
• French Represnetative for the European program EUROCORES "The Origin of Man, Language and Languages", 2002-2004
• Member of the scientific council INALCO, 1999-2001
• Member of the National Committee for the Development of Humanities and Social Sciences, 1998-2001
• Chairman of the board, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Fontenay-St Cloud, 1998-2001
• Member of the National Committee for Scientific Research (section 34), 1996-2001
• Coordinator of the ARASSH (Agence Rhône-Alpes des Sciences Sociales et Humaines), 1996-2000 (with François d'Arcy)
• Head of "Dynamique du Langage" Laboratory (UMR 5596, CNRS and Université Lumière Lyon 2), 1994-2004
• Vice-president in charge of research and the documentary policy of the Univeristé Lumière Lyon 2, 1991-1996
• Member of the Scientific Council of the Université Lumière Lyon 2, 1989-2004

OTHER ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES

• Président of Editorial Committee of CNRS Editions (2002-2004)
• Reviewer for "Language", "Journal of African Languages and Linguistics" and "Journal of Phonetics"
• Evaluations for "National Science Foundation", "National Institute of Health", "National Institute of Mental Health", "ANR", "European Research Council"

MAIN PUBLICATIONS AND CONFERENCES
LONG VERSION / SHOW SHORT VERSION

Hombert, J.M. & Lenclud, G., 2014, "Comment le langage est venu à l'Homme"/1, Paris, Fayard, 560 p., Histoire de la pensée  (Couverture)

Idiata, D.F., Ratanga Atoz, A. & Hombert, J.M., 2013, "Atlas des langues du Gabon", Editions du CENAREST, Editions du CENAREST, 434 p., 9782356650696

Hombert, J.M., 1984, "Phonétique expérimentale et diachronie: application à la tonogénèse", Thèse d'Etat, .Linguistique, Université de Provence

Hombert, J.M., 1975, "Towards a theory of tonogenesis: An empirical, physiologically and perceptually-based account of the development of tonal contrasts in language", Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of California, Berkeley

d'Errico, F. & Hombert, J.M. (eds), 2009, "Becoming Eloquent", John Benjamins

Hombert, J.M. & Perrois, L. (eds), 2007, "Coeur d'Afrique. Gorilles, cannibales et pygmées dans le Gabon de Paul Du Chaillu", Paris, CNRS Editions  (Couverture)

Hombert, J.M. (ed), 2005, "Aux origines des langues et du langage", Fayard, 514 p.  (Couverture)

Demolin, D. & Hombert, J.M. (eds), 1999, "The phonetics of the origin and evolution of speech", 3:1, John Benjamins, 103 p.

Hombert, J.M. & Hyman, L. (eds), 1999, "Bantu Historical Linguistics, Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives", CSLI Publications

Berniell-Lee, G., Comas, D., Hombert, J.M., Quintana-Murci, L., Sica, L. & Van der Veen, L., m.s, "Linguistic and Genetic Perspectives on Human Diversity in West-central Africa", in Proceedings of the Language and Genes Conference, University of California, Santa Barbara, September 8-10, 2006, Comrie, B. (ed), Cambridge, Cambridge University Press

Grollemund, R., Branford, B., Hombert, J.M. & Watters, J., à paraître, "Towards a new phylogenetic classification of Bantoid languages", in Towards Proto-Niger-Congo: Comparison and Reconstruction, Watters, J. (ed), Language Science Press

Coupé, C., Hombert, J.M., Le Néchet, F., Mathian, H. & Sanders, L., 2021, "Transition 1: Modelling the migrations and peopling of new geographic areas by Homo sapiens", in Settling the World. From prehistory to the metropolis era, Sanders, L. (ed), Tours, Presses Universitaires François-Rabelais (article)

Coupé, C., Hombert, J.M., Le Néchet, F., Mathian, H. & Sanders, L., 2021, "Transition 2: Modelling the peopling of an already inhabited territory: The case of expanding Bantu populations and Central African forest foragers", in Settling the World. From prehistory to the metropolis era, Sanders, L. (ed), Tours, Presses Universitaires François-Rabelais (article)

Hombert, J.M. & Grollemund, R., 2018, "Phylogenetic Classification of Grassfields Languages", in Revealing structure: Finding patterns in grammars and using grammatical patterns to elucidate language. A Festschrift to honor Larry M. Hyman, Buckley, G., Crane, T. & Good, J. (eds), Stanford, California, CSLI Publications, pp. 85-103

Coupé, C., Hombert, J.M., Le Néchet, F., Mathian, H. & Sanders, L., 2017, "Transition 1 : Modéliser les migrations et la colonisation de nouveaux territoires par les Homo sapiens", in Peupler la terre : De la préhistoire à l’ère des métropoles, Sanders, L. (ed), Tours, Presses Universitaires François-Rabelais, pp. 113-142

Coupé, C., Hombert, J.M., Le Néchet, F., Mathian, H. & Sanders, L., 2017, "Transition 2 : Modélisation de l'expansion des populations Bantu dans un espace déjà habité par des populations de chasseurs-collecteurs", in Peupler la Terre : De la préhistoire à l'ère des métropoles/1, Sanders, L. (ed), Tours, Presses universitaires François-Rabelais, pp. 143-172

Nuninger, L., Sanders, L., Banos, A., Bertoncello, F., Bretagnolle, A., Coupé, C., Crabtree, S., Cura, R., Ducruet, C., Favory, F., Ferber, J., Fiches, J.L., Franc, A., Garmy, P., Gravier, J., Hombert, J.M., Kaddouri, L., Kohler, T., Leturcq, S., Libourel, T., Livet, P., Lorans, E., Le Néchet, F., Mathian, H., Nahassia, L., Ouriachi, M.J., Phan, D., Pumain, D., Rey-Coyrehourcq, S. & Xavier Rodier, Clara Schmitt, Cécile Tannier, Frank Varenne, Céline Vacchiani-Marcuzzo et Elisabeth Zadora-Rio, S., 2017, "Chapitre 2. Un cadre conceptuel générique pour décrire des transitions dans les systèmes de peuplement", in Peupler la terre - De la préhistoire à l'ère des métropoles, Sanders, L. (ed), Tours, Presses universitaires François-Rabelais (OpenEditionBooks)

Hombert, J.M., Mouélé, M., Rouby, C., Schaal, B. & Sicard, G., 2016, "Basic Odour Terms in Li-Wanzi (a Bantu language spoken in Gabon): an Experimental Approach", in Words For Odours, Language Skills and Cultural Insights, Barkat-Defradas, M. & Motte-Florac, E. (eds), Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Lady Stephenson Library, Newcastle upon Tyne, pp. 135-146

Demolin, D., Traill, A., Sicard, G. & Hombert, J.M., 2016, "Odour Terminology in !Xóõ", in Lone Tree – Scholarship in the Service of the Koon: Essays in Memory of Anthony T Traill , Vossen, R. & Haacke, W. (eds), Rüdiger Köppe Verlag Köln , pp. 107-118

Coupé, C., Hombert, J.M., Marsico, E. & Pellegrino, F., 2013, "Investigations into Determinants of the Diversity of the World’s Languages. ", in East Flows the Great River: Festschrift in Honor of Prof. William S-Y. Wang on his 80th Birthday, Shi, F. & Peng, G. (eds), Hong Kong, City University of Hong Kong Press, pp. 75-108  (paper)

Grollemund, R. & Hombert, J.M., 2012, "Use of Plant Names for the Classification of the Bantu Languages of Gabon", in Selected Proceedings of the 41st Annual Conference on African Linguistics, Connell, B. & Rolle, N. (eds), Somerville, MA, Cascadilla Proceedings Project, pp. 150-163 (pdf)

Coupé, C. & Hombert, J.M., 2005, "Les premières traversées maritimes : Une fenêtre sur les cultures et les langues de la préhistoire ", in Aux origines des langues et du langage, Hombert, J.M. (ed), Paris, Fayard, pp. 118-161  (chapter)

Quintana-Murci, L. & Hombert, J.M., 2005, "Gènes et Langues : une évolution parallèle", in Aux Origines des langues et du langage, Hombert, J.M. (ed), Paris, Fayard, pp. 308-327  (Pdf)

Coupé, C. & Hombert, J.M., 2005, "Polygenesis of linguistic strategies: a scenario for the emergence of language", in Language Acquisition, Change and Emergence: essays in evolutionary linguistics, Minett, J. & Wang, W.S. (eds), Hong Kong, City University of Hong Kong Press, pp. 153-201

Carré, R. & Hombert, J.M., 2002, "Variabilité phonétique en production et perception de parole : stratégies individuelles (Phonetic variabilities in speech production and perception: individual strategies)", in Invariants et Variabilité dans les Sciences Cognitives, Mazoyer, B., Lautrey, J. & van Geert, P. (eds), Paris, Presses de la Maison des Sciences de l'Homme  (Pdf)

Li, C. & Hombert, J.M., 2002, "On the evolutionary origin of language ", in Mirror Neurons and the evolution of Brain and Language, Stamenov, M. & Gallese, V. (eds), John Benjamins Publishing Company, pp. 175-205  (Pdf)

Hombert, J.M., 1989, "Tonper: un test de perception pour langues tonales", in Mélanges de phonétique générale et expérimentale offerts à Péla Simon, Institut de Phonétique de Starsbourg, .. (ed), 2 volumes  (Pdf)

Hombert, J.M., 1986, "Word games: their phonological implications", in Experimental Phonology, Ohala, J. & Yaeger, J. (eds), Academic Press, pp. 175-186  (Pdf)

Hombert, J.M., 1986, "Development of nasalized vowels in the Teke language group", in The Phonological Representation of Suprasegmentals, Bogers et al, K. (ed), Dordrecht, Foris Publications, pp. 359-379  (Pdf)

Hombert, J.M., 1980, "Noun classes of the Beboid Languages", in Noun classes in the Grassfield Bantu borderland, Hyman, L. (ed), Southern California Occasional Papers in Linguistics 8, pp. 83-98  (pdf)

Hombert, J.M., 1980, "Le groupe noun", in l'Expansion bantoue, Hyman, L. & Voorhoeve, J. (eds), Viviers, Actes du Colloque International du CNRS, pp. 143-163  (Pdf)

Hombert, J.M., 1978, "A model of tone systems", in Elements of Tone, Stress and Intonation, Napoli, D. (ed), Georgetown Univeristy Press  (Pdf)

Hombert, J.M., 1978, "Consonant types, vowel quality, and tone", in Tone: A linguistic survey, Fromkin, V. (ed), New York, Academic Press, pp. 77-111

Hombert, J.M., 1976, "Noun classes and tone in Ngie", in Studies in Bantu Tonology, Hyman, L. (ed), University of Southern California Occasional Papers in Linguistics 3, pp. 3-21  (Pdf)

Hombert, J.M. & Eludge, B., 1975, "Nasals in Ghotuo: /lenis/ or short?", in Nasalfest, Ferguson, C., Hyman, L. & Ohala, J. (eds), Project on Language Universals, Stanford University, Special Publi.

Hombert, J.M., 1975, "The perception of contour tones", in Proceedings of the First Annual Meeting of the Berkeley Linguistic Society, Cogen, C. (ed), Berkeley Linguistic Society, pp. 221-232  (Pdf)

Lopez, M., Choin, J., Sikora, M., Siddle, K., Harmant, C., Costa, H., Silvert, M., Mouguiama-Daouda, P., Hombert, J.M., Froment, A., LeBomin, S., Perry, G., Barreiro, L., Bustamante, C., Verdu, P., Patin, E. & Quintana-Murci, L., 2019, "Genomic Evidence for Local Adaptation of Hunter-Gatherers to the African Rainforest", Current Biology , 29, pp. 1-10

Lopez, M., Kousathanas, A., Quach, H., Harmant, C., Mouguiama-Daouda, P., Hombert, J.M., Froment, A., Perry, G., Barreiro, L., Verdu, P., Patin, E. & Quintana-Murci, L., 2018, "The demographic history and mutational load of African hunter-gatherers and farmers", Nature ecology & evolution , 2(4), pp. 721-730

Patin, E., Lopez, M., Grollemund, R., Verdu, P., Harmant, C., Quach, H., Laval, G., Perry, G., Barreiro, L., Froment, A., Heyer, E., Massougbodji, A., Fortes-Lima, C., Migot-Nabias, F., Bellis, G., Dugoujon, J.M., Pereira, J., Fernandes, V., Pereira, L., Van der Veen, L., Mouguiama-Daouda, P., Bustamante, C., Hombert, J.M. & Quintana-Murci, L., 2017, "Dispersals and genetic adaptation of Bantu-speaking populations in Africa and North America ", Science, 356:6337, pp. 543-546

Bostoen, K., Clist, B., Doumenge, C., Grollemund, R., Hombert, J.M., Koni Muluwa, J. & Maley, J., 2015, "Middle to Late Holocene Palaeoclimatic Change and the Early Bantu Expansion in the Rain Forests of West Central-Africa", Current Anthropology, 56:3, pp. 354-384

Patin, E., Siddle, K., Laval, G., Quach, H., Harmant, C., Becker, N., Froment, A., Régnault, B., Lemée, L., Gravel, S., Hombert, J.M., Van der Veen, L., Dominy, N., Perry, G., Barreiro, L., Verdu, P., Heyer, E. & Quintana-Murci, L., 2014, "The impact of agricultural emergence on the genetic history of African rainforest hunter-gatherers and agriculturalists", Nature communications, 5, pp. [doi:10.1038/ncomms4163]

Verdu, P., Becker, N., Froment, A., Georges, M., Grugni, V., Quintana-Murci, L., Hombert, J.M., Van der Veen, L., Le Bomin, S., Bahuchet, S., Heyer, E. & Austerlitz, F., 2013, "Sociocultural Behavior, Sex-Biased Admixture, and Effective Population Sizes in Central African Pygmies and Non-Pygmies", Molecular Biology and Evolution, 30:4, pp. 918-937

Berniell-Lee, G., Calafell, F., Bosch, E., Heyer, E., Bertranpetit, J., Van der Veen, L., Hombert, J.M., Quintana-Murci, L. & Comas, D., 2009, "Genetic and demographic implications of the Bantu expansion: insights from human paternal lineages", Molecular Biology and Evolution, 26:7, pp. 1581-1589

Patin, E., Laval, G., Barreiro, L., Salas, A., Semino, O., Santachiara-Benerecetti, S., Kidd, K., Kidd, J., Gessain, A., Van der Veen, L., Hombert, J.M., Froment, A., Heyer, E. & Quintana-Murci, L., 2009, "Inferring the Demographic History of African Farmers and Pygmy Hunter–Gatherers Using a Multilocus Resequencing Data Set", PLoS Genet, 5:4 : e1000448. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1000448

Verdu, P., Austerlitz, F., Estoup, A., Vitalis, R., Georges, M., Théry, S., Froment, A., Lebomin, S., Gessain, A., Hombert, J.M., Van der Veen, L., Quintana-Murci, L., Bahuchet, S. & Heyer, E., 2009, "Origins and Genetic Diversity in Pygmy Hunter-Gatherers from Western Central Africa", Current Biology, 19:4, pp. 312-318 doi:10.1016/j.cub.2008.12.049

Quintana-Murci, L., Quach, H., Harmant, C., Luca, F., Massonnet, B., Patin, E., Sica, L., Mouguiama-Daouda, P., Comas, D., Tzur, S., Balanovsky, O., Kidd, K., Kidd, J., Van der Veen, L., Hombert, J.M., Gessain, A., Verdu, P., Froment, A., Bahuchet, S., Heyer, E., Dausset, J., Salas, A. & Behar, D., 2008, "Maternal traces of deep common ancestry and asymmetric gene flow between Pygmy hunter-gatherers and Bantu-speaking farmers", Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA (PNAS), 105:5, pp. 1596-1601  (PDF)

Hombert, J.M. & Maddieson, I., 1998, "A linguistic approach to automatic language recognition", UCLA Working Papers in Phonetics, 96, pp. 106-118

Demolin, D., Hombert, J.M., Ondo, P. & Segebarth, C., 1992, "Etude du système vocalique fang par résonance magnétique", Pholia, 7, pp. 41-60  (pdf)

Hombert, J.M., 1992, "Terminologie des odeurs dans quelques langues du Gabon", Pholia, 7, pp. 61-66  (Pdf)

Hombert, J.M., 1991, "Quelques critères de classification des parlers fang ", Pholia, 6, pp. 145-154  (Pdf)

Hombert, J.M., Seo, L. & Mouélé, M., 1991, "Quelques outils informatiques pour la linguistique historique Bantu", Pholia, 6, pp. 131-144  (Pdf)

Hombert, J.M., 1990, "Les langues du Gabon: Etat des connaissances", Revue gabonaise des Sciences de l'homme, 2, pp. 29-36  (Pdf)

Hombert, J.M., 1990, "Atlas linguistique du Gabon", Revue gabonaise des Sciences de l'homme, 2, pp. 37-42  (Pdf)

Hombert, J.M., 1990, "Problèmes phonétiques et phonologiques rencontrés dans les langues du Gabon", Revue gabonaise des Sciences de l'homme, 2, pp. 97-104  (Pdf)

Hombert, J.M., 1990, "Présentation de l'Alphabet scientifique des langues du Gabon", Revue gabonaise des Sciences de l'homme, 2, pp. 105-112  (pdf)

Hombert, J.M., 1990, "Ikota", Revue Gabonaise des Sciences de l'Homme, 2, pp. 211-212  (Pdf)

Hombert, J.M., Manfoumbi, M. & Mbongo, J.L., 1989, "Notes sur la phonologie diachronique du saké", Pholia, 4, pp. 149-156  (Pdf)

Hombert, J.M., Medjo Mvé, P. & Nguéma, R., 1989, "Les Fangs sont-ils bantu?", Pholia, 4, pp. 133-147  (Pdf)

Hombert, J.M. & Mouélé, M., 1988, "Eléments de phonologie diachronique du wanzi (langue bantu du Gabon - groupe B 50)", Pholia, 3, pp. 183-205  (Pdf)

Louali, N. & Hombert, J.M., 1988, "Contribution à l'étude de l'évolution des occlusives dentales du proto-berbère", Pholia, 3, pp. 213-225  (Pdf)

Hombert, J.M., 1987, "Phonetic conditioning for the development of nasalization in teke", Pholia, 2, pp. 85-94  (Pdf)

Hombert, J.M., Nsuka, F. & Puech, G., 1987, "Quelques perspectives pour la linguistique historique bantu", Pholia, 2, pp. 99-102  (Pdf)

Hombert, J.M. & Point, R., 1987, "Contribution à l'étude des systèmes vocaliques: le cas du viri", Pholia 2, 2, pp. 75-84  (Pdf)

Hombert, J.M. & Puech, G., 1984, "Espace vocalique et structuration perceptuelle en swahili", Pholia, 1, pp. 199-208  (Pdf)

Hombert, J.M., 1984, "Tonogenesis revisited", Pholia, 1, pp. 77-86  (Pdf)

Hombert, J.M., 1984, "Réflexion sur le mécanisme des changements phonétiques", Pholia, 1, pp. 87-112

Hombert, J.M., 1984, "Les systèmes tonals des langues africaines: typologie et diachronie", Pholia, 1, pp. 113-164  (Pdf)

Hombert, J.M. & Mortier, A.M., 1984, "Bibliographie des langues du Gabon", Pholia, 1, pp. 165-188  (pdf)

Hombert, J.M., Nsuka, F. & Puech, G., 1984, "Pour l'application au swahili des techniques de traitement automatique de la parole", Pholia, 1, pp. 189-198  (Pdf)

Hombert, J.M., 1984, "Phonétique expérimentale et diachronie: Application à la tonogenèse (résumé)", Pholia, 1, pp. 71-75  (Pdf)

Hombert, J.M., 1983, "A brief encounter with Lahu tones", Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area, 7, pp. 109-111

Hombert, J.M., Ohala, J. & Ewan, W., 1979, "Phonetic explanations for the development of tones", Language, 55, pp. 37-58  (Pdf)

Hombert, J.M., 1979, "Early Bantu population movements and iron metallurgy: the linguistic evidence", Berkeley Linguistic Society , 1, pp. 464-470  (Pdf)

Hombert, J.M., Ohala, J. & Ewan, W., 1979, "Phonetic Explanations for the Development of Tones", Language, 55

Hombert, J.M., 1978, "Why are nonperipheral vowels avoided?", Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 64, pp. S-18

Hombert, J.M., 1977, "Consonant types, vowel height and tone in Yoruba", Studies in African Linguistics, 82, pp. 173-198  (Pdf)

Hombert, J.M., 1977, "Development of tones from vowel height", Journal of Phonetics, 5, pp. 9-16  (Pdf)

Hombert, J.M. & Ladefoged, P., 1977, "The effect of aspiration on the fundamental frequency of the following vowel", UCLA Working Papers in Phonetics, 36, pp. 33-40  (Pdf)

Hombert, J.M., 1977, "Perception of tones of bisyllabic nouns in Yoruba", Studies in African Linguistics, Supplement 6, pp. 109-121  (Pdf)

Hombert, J.M., 1977, "The difficulty of producing different F0 in speech", UCLA Working Papers in Phonetics, 36, pp. 12-19  (pdf)

Hombert, J.M., 1977, "A model of tone systems", UCLA Working Papers in Phonetics, 36, pp. 20-32

Hombert, J.M., 1977, "Tone space and universals of tone systems", Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 61, pp. S80

Hombert, J.M., 1977, "A model of tone systems", UCLA Working Papers in Phonetics, 36

Hombert, J.M., 1976, "Phonetic explanation of the development of tones from prevocalic consonants", UCLA Working Papers in Phonetics , 33, pp. 23-39  (Pdf)

Hombert, J.M., 1976, "Perception of tones of bisyllabic nouns in Yoruba", Studies in African Linguistics, sup. 6, pp. 109-121

Hombert, J.M., 1976, "Consonant types, vowel height and tone in Yoruba", Working Papers in Phonetics, 33, pp. 40-54  (pdf)

Hombert, J.M. & Greenberg, S., 1976, "Contextual factors influencing tone discrimination", UCLA Working Papers in Phonetics, 33, pp. 81-89  (Pdf)

Hombert, J.M., 1976, "Word games: Some implications for analysis of tone and other phonological processes", UCLA Working Papers in Phonetics, 33, pp. 67-80  (pdf)

Zee, E. & Hombert, J.M., 1976, "Intensity and duration as correlates of F0", Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 60, pp. S44

Hombert, J.M., 1976, "Perception of tones of bisyllabic nouns in Yoruba", Studies in African Linguistics, 6

Hombert, J.M., 1975, "The Perception of contour tones", Berkeley Linguistic Society , 1, pp. 22-32

Hombert, J.M., 1975, "Phonetic motivations for the development of tones from postvocalic [h] and [?]: Evidence from contour tone perception", Report of the Phonology Laboratory, 1, pp. 39-47  (pdf)

Hombert, J.M., Ohala, J. & Ewan, E., 1975, "Tonogenesis: Theories and queries", Report of the Phonology Laboratory, UC Berkeley, 1, pp. 48-77

Hombert, J.M., 1974, "Universals of downdrift: their phonetic basis and significance for a theory of tone", Studies in African Linguistics, sup. 5, pp. 169-183  (Pdf)

Hombert, J.M., 1973, "Speaking backwards in Bakwiri", Studies in African Linguistics , 4, pp. 27-35  (Pdf)

Berniell-Lee, G., Bosch, E., Van der Veen, L., Hombert, J.M., Sica, L., Mouguiama-Daouda, P., Froment, A., Quach, H., Quintana-Murci, L., Bertranpetit, J. & Comas, D., m.s, "Insights into the Y chromosome variation in central west africa"Language and genes conference, UCSB, Santa Barbara, 8-10 septembre 2006

Hombert, J.M., Mouguiama-Daouda, P. & Van der Veen, L., m.s, "Aspects of linguistic diversity in western Central Africa"Language and genes conference, UCSB, Santa Barbara, 8-10 septembre 2006  (pdf)

Hombert, J.M., Comas, D., Mouguiama-Daouda, P., Quintana-Murci, L., Sica, L. & Van der Veen, L., m.s, "The Fang enigma: evidence from genetic and linguistic data"Cradle of Language Conference, Université de Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, Afrique du Sud, 6-10 novembre 2006  (pdf)

Hombert, J.M., 2016, "Anciennes questions et nouvelles réponses sur l’origine et la diffusion du langage ", proc. of Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, Paris, Mars 2016 (vidéo)

Hombert, J.M. & Philippson, G., 2009, "The Linguistic Importance of Language Isolates: The African Case", proc. of Language Documentation and Linguistic Theory 2, London, United Kingdom, November 13-14, 2009, Austin, P., Bond, O., Charette , M., Nathan, D. & Sells, P. (eds), University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies, pp. 145-151

Hombert, J.M., 2008, "Continuity between non-human primates and modern humans"Proceedings of the 7th International Conference Evolang, Barcelone, 12-15 March 2008, Smith, A., Smith, K. & Ramon, F. (eds), World Scientific Publishing Company, pp. 441-2, Evolang  (pdf)

Hombert, J.M. & Philippson, G., 2007, "Early linguistic traces of contacts between hunter-gatherers and bantu populations", proc. of 8th International Conference in Historical Linguistics, Montreal, Août 2007

Hombert, J.M. & Marsico, E., 2007, "Lumpers and splitters : Is a dialogue possible?", proc. of 8th International Conference in Historical Linguistics, Montreal, Août 2007 (abstract)

Quach, H., Luca, F., Van der Veen, L., Hombert, J.M., Sica, L., Mouguiama-Daouda, P., Froment, A., Berniell-Lee, G., Comas, D. & Quintana-Murci, L., 2006, "Maternal DNA variation of Pygmy hunter-gatherers and Bantu-speaking agriculturalists from central-west Africa", proc. of Language and genes conference, UCSB, Santa Barbara, 8-10 september 2006 (poster)

Hombert, J.M., 2006, "The Paleolinguistic situation of the African continent", proc. of Conférence plénière, Cradle of Language Conference, Stellenbosch, Afrique du Sud, Novembre

Hombert, J.M. & Coupé, C., 2004, "Sea-crossings capacities and opportunities during prehistory: Survey and comparison between Homo species", proc. of 5th International Conférence on the Evolution of Language, Leipzig, Germany, March 31 – April 3, pp. 55 (abstract)  (abstract, slides)

Girard, M. & Hombert, J.M., 2003, "Phonological vowel contrast: the case of the French median vowels.", proc. of ICPhS, Barcelone, Espagne, Août 2003

Luca, F., Van der Veen, L., Andre, L., Mouguiama-Daouda, P., Sica, L., Hombert, J.M. & Quintana-Murci, L., 2003, "MtDNA variation in Central Africa: a micro-evolutionary study in Bantu-speaking populations from Gabon.", proc. of 2nd DNA Polymorphisms in Human Population International Symposium., Paris, Décembre 2003 (abstract) (poster)  (pdf)

Marsico, E., Coupé, C., Pellegrino, F. & Hombert, J.M., 2002, "Vers une mesure de la complexité des systèmes phonologiques", actes de IIIèmes Journées d'Etudes Linguistiques, "Universaux sonores", Nantes, France, 21-23 Mars 2002  (abstract, slides)

Hombert, J.M. & Coupé, C., 2002, "Language polygenesis: what type of evidence?", proc. of 4th International Conference on the Evolution of Language, Harvard, United States, March 27-30, pp. 52 (abstract)  (abstract, slides)

Coupé, C. & Hombert, J.M., 2002, "Language at 70.000 BP: Evidence from sea-crossings", proc. of 4th International Conference on the Evolution of Language, Harvard, United States, March 27-30, pp. 27 (abstract)  (abstract, slides)

Van der Veen, L. & Hombert, J.M., 2001, "On the origin and diffusion of Bantu: a multidisciplinary approach", proc. of 32nd Annual Conference on African Languages, Berkeley, Etats-unis, Mars, 2001

Coupé, C. & Hombert, J.M., 2001, "Paléo-environnement et cognition", actes de Colloque Inter-disciplinaire en Sciences Cognitives (ARCO) 2001, Lyon, France, Dec. 12-14 (r�sum�) (poster)

Vasilescu, I., Pellegrino, F. & Hombert, J.M., 2000, "Perceptual Features for the Identification of Romance Languages", proc. of ICSLP'2000, Beijing, 2000

Hombert, J.M., Vasilescu, I. & Pellegrino, F., 2000, "Détermination expérimentale d'indices linguistiques pour la discrimination des langues romanes", actes de 23èmes JEP, Aussois (France), 19-23 Juin  (Pdf)

Vasilescu, I., Hombert, J.M. & Pellegrino, F., 2000, "Détermination expérimentale d'indices perceptuels pour la différenciation des langues romanes", proc. of 1st Freiburg Workshop on Romance Corpus Linguistics, Freiburg, 2000

Hombert, J.M. & Li, C., 2000, "The time scale of language evolution", proc. of 3rd International Conference on the Evolution of Language, Paris, Avril, 2000

Marsico, E. & Hombert, J.M., 2000, "(Re)evaluating the implicit assumptions behind historical linguistics methods", proc. of Conference on Long-range Comparison, Moscou, Russie, Mai-Juin  (pdf)

Hombert, J.M. & Carré, R., 1999, "Correlation between vowel production and perception for a given speaker", proc. of Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, ., 1999, 106 (abstract)

Hombert, J.M. & Maddieson, I., 1999, "Rare segments and automatic language identification", proc. of Eurospeech, Budapest, 1999

Hombert, J.M., 1997, "Processus d'évolution des systèmes vocaliques : le cas des langues bantu du Gabon", actes de Journées d'Etudes linguistiques, Nantes, ., pp. 68-73

Hombert, J.M., Demolin, D., Lecuit, V., Segebarth, C. & Soquet, A., 1995, "An MRI Study of French Vowels", proc. of Eurospeech, Madrid, ., pp. 2235-2238

Hombert, J.M., 1990, "Réalisations tonales et contraintes segmentales en fang", proc. of 18èmes Journées d'étude sur la parole, Montréal, .

Hombert, J.M., 1987, "A propos des "universaux" de la nasalisation", proc. of 16ème Journée d'Etude sur la Parole, Hammamet, ., pp. 84-87

Hombert, J.M. & Ohala, J., 1982, "Historical development of tone patterns", proc. of Papers from the 3rd International Conference on Historical Linguistics, Amsterdam, ., Maher et al, J.P. (ed), John Benjamins , pp. 75-84  (Pdf)

Hombert, J.M., 1979, "Universals of vowel systems: the case of centralized vowels", proc. of Proceedings of the Ninth International Congress of Phonetic Sciences, Copenhague, 6-11 Aout, 1/2, pp. 27-32  (Pdf)

Hombert, J.M., 1976, "The effect of vowel quality on pitch", proc. of Proceedings of the 14th Congress of Acoustics, Bratislava, ., pp. 40-42

Hombert, J.M., 1976, "The effect of vowel quality on pitch"14th Congress of Acoustics, Bratislava, 1976, pp. 40-42  (Pdf)

Hombert, J.M., 2010, "Language isolates and linguistic diversity: A case for a mosaic approach to language emergence ", proc. of Berkeley Linguistic Society, Berkeley, CA, United States, February 14-16, 2009

Hombert, J.M., 2009, "Complexity in Human language", proc. of Workshop on Dynamics in the Human Sciences: Cognitive, Behavioral and Social Complexity (NSF-ANR), Reims, 27-28 avril  (pdf)

Hombert, J.M., 2007, "Des langages des singes au langage de l'Homme", actes de 2nd Journée de Neurologie Comportementale , Paris, Février

Hombert, J.M., 2006, "Time windows for the emergence of Language", proc. of 'Restricted Linguistic systems as windows on language genesis' at NIAS, Wassenaar, Pays-Bas, Mai

Hombert, J.M., 2006, "The Paleolinguistic situation of the African continent", proc. of Cradle of Language Conference, Stellenbosch, Afrique du Sud, Novembre

Hombert, J.M., 2014, "Origine et diffusion du langage humain", Les grandes conférences de l'Université du Luxembourg, Limpertsberg, Luxembourg, 7 avril (pdf, Lien )

Hombert, J.M., 2008, "Paul Belloni Du Chaillu : Premier explorateur de l'intérieur du Gabon", Libreville, Janvier

Hombert, J.M. & Jacquesson, F., 2007, "Concluding remarks on the Eurocores "The Origin of Man, Language and Languages"", ESF-OMLL Workshop, Rome, Décembre

Hombert, J.M. & Philippson, G., 2007, "Bantu Migrations : Population movements and contacts ", OMLL Workshop "Migrations" organisé par Francois Jacquesson, Porquerolles, Septembre

Hombert, J.M., 2007, "From Language to Languages", Statistical Physics of Social Dynamics: Opinions, Semiotic Dynamics, and Language , Erice, Sicile, Juillet

Hombert, J.M., 2007, "Early contacts between Hunter gatherers and Bantu populations", Berlin, Mai

Hombert, J.M., 2007, "What do linguists have to say about the origin of Language?", Berlin

Hombert, J.M., 2007, "Phonetique et origine du langage ", Charleroi, Belgique, Mars

Hombert, J.M., 2007, "Une seule langue à l'origine?", Cap Sciences, Bordeaux, Mars

Hombert, J.M., 2007, "Origines du Langage ", Figeac, Janvier

Hombert, J.M., 2006, "Origin of language and languages : Theories and Queries ", Cambridge, Angleterre, Juin

Grollemund, R., Branford, S., Hombert, J.M. & Pagel, M., 2016, "Genetic unity of the Niger-Congo family", Towards Proto-Niger Congo: Comparison and Reconstruction (2nd International Congress), Paris, Sept 1-3

Grollemund, R., Branford, S., Field, S., Hombert, J.M. & Pagel, M., 2015, "Towards a new phylogeny of Niger-Congo languages", World Congress of African Linguistics (WOCAL 8), Kyoto, Japan, 21-24 August 2015

Le Néchet, F., Mathian, H., Sanders, L., Coupé, C. & Hombert, J.M., 2015, "Simulating the effects of local interactions on the Neolithic Bantu migrations", 19th European Colloquium on Theoretical and Quantitative Geography - ECTQG2015, Bari, September 3-7

Bostoen, K., Clist, B., Doumenge, C., Hombert, J.M., Grollemund, R., Koni Muluwa, J. & Maley, J., 2013, "Impact of Late Holocene palaeoclimatic changes on the Bantu expansion: A multidisciplinary view", 5th International Conference on Bantu Languages (Bantu 5), Paris, June 12-15, 2013

Grollemund, R. & Hombert, J.M., 2012, "Linguistic Classification and population movements in the North Western part of the Equatorial forest", Colloque ‘The impact of a major environmental crisis on species, populations and communities: the fragmentation of African forests at the end of the Holocene’, Académie des Sciences, Paris, 1-2 mars 2012

Coupé, C. & Hombert, J.M., 2012, "Impact of climatic and ecological contexts on sociolinguistic factors among Bantu populations.", The impact of a major environmental crisis on species, populations and communities: the fragmentation of African forests at the end of the Holocene., Académie des Sciences, Paris, 1-2 March (poster)  (poster, abstract)

Grollemund, R. & Hombert, J.M., 2012, "Sorting out the position of Bantu languages in Bantoid", World Congress of African Linguistics 7 (Wocal 7), Buea, Cameroun, 20-24 août 2012

Hombert, J.M. & Grollemund, R., 2012, "Development of Bantu specialized lexicon", World Congress of African Linguistics 7 (Wocal 7) , Buea, Cameroun, 20-24 août 2012

Hombert, J.M., Grollemund, R. & Franc, A., 2012, "Proto-Bantu: Before and After", Proto-Niger-Congo: Comparison and Reconstruction, International Congress, Paris, 18-21 September 2012

Hombert, J.M., 2012, "Emergence du langage et diffusion des langues : une approche pluridisciplinaire ", Conférences de l'Ecole doctorale LLSH de l'Université de Grenoble, Grenoble, 21 Sep 2012  (podcast)

Mouguiama-Daouda, P., Grollemund, R. & Hombert, J.M., 2011, "Denomination and reconstruction of mammals in Bantu languages", Bantu 4, Berlin, 7-9 April, 2011

Hombert, J.M. & Grollemund, R., 2011, "A phylogenetic classification of Grassfields and closely related Bantu languages", Bantu 4, Berlin, 7-9 April, 2011

Grollemund, R. & Hombert, J.M., 2011, "Phylogenetic Classification of North Western Bantu Languages", Bantu 4, Berlin, 7-9 April, 2011

Hombert, J.M., Grollemund, R. & Philippson, G., 2011, "Linguistic implications of contacts between (agriculturalists) Bantu and Hunter-gatherers", Workshop Methodology in Linguistic Prehistory, Berlin, 15-16 octobre 2011

Hombert, J.M. & Grollemund, R., 2011, "Internal and External Classifications of Momo (Grassfields) languages", 41th Colloquium on African Languages and Linguistics, CALL41, Leiden, Pays-Bas, 29-31 août 2011

Hombert, J.M., Grollemund, R. & Philippson, G., 2010, "Slow rate of lexical replacement and deeper genetic relationships", Workshop: Genealogical classification of African languages beyond Greenberg, Berlin, 21-22 février 2010  (pdf)

Grollemund, R. & Hombert, J.M., 2010, "Use of Plant Names for the Classification of the Bantu Languages of Gabon", 41th Annual Conference on African Linguistics (ACAL 41), Toronto, 6-8 mai 2010

Grollemund, R. & Hombert, J.M., 2010, "Language Classification and Specialized Lexicons: A Case Study in North-West Bantu", 40th Colloquium on African Languages and Linguistics, CALL 40, Leiden, August 23-25, 2010

Hombert, J.M., 2010, "Les langues du Gabon", sorosoro, Paris, 2010 (vidéo)

Hombert, J.M., Mouguiama-Daouda, P. & Philippson, G., 2009, "Bantu expansion and Hunter-gatherers.", 3rd International Conference on Bantu Languages, Tervuren, March 25th-27th  (pdf)

Hombert, J.M., 2009, "Conférence et Présentation du film « Sur les traces de Paul du Chaillu »", conférence « Culture-Aventure », Paris, 26 janvier

Hombert, J.M., 2009, "Presentation of research project CLHASS", 3rd International Bantu Conference, Tervuren, March 25  (pdf)

Hombert, J.M. & Philippson, G., 2009, "The linguistic importance of language isolates : the African case ", Language Documentation & Linguistic Theory 2 - LDLT2, SOAS, Londres, November 13th- 4th  (pdf)

Hombert, J.M., 2009, "Endangered languages in Gabon", CALL 39, Leiden, Août

Hombert, J.M., 2008, "Paul du Chaillu, le premier explorateur de l’intérieur du Gabon", Connaissance du Gabon, Mouila, Gabon, 28 novembre

Hombert, J.M., 2008, "Pygmées et Bantu en Afrique centrale : données génétiques et interprétations", Colloque panafricain pour le centième anniversaire de Claude Lévi-Strauss, Libreville, 25 novembre  (pdf)

Coupé, C. & Hombert, J.M., 2003, "De l'Afrique à l'Australie : Traversées maritimes, routes côtière et émergence du langage. ", Réunion annuelle de la Société d'anthropologie de Paris, Paris, France, Jan. 16-18  (abstract, slides)

Cosnier, J., Creissels, D., Hombert, J.M., Kern, S. & Marsico, E., 2000, "Le langage : d'où vient-il ? Comment évolue-t-il ?", Table ronde, café des sciences, Lyon, 10 avril

Hombert, J.M., Mouguiama-Daouda, P. & Fage, L., 2009, "Enquête sur les Muntumbudie (Akele des lacs)", CNRS, Sorosoro, Rapport de mission, Gabon

Hombert, J.M., Mouguiama-Daouda, P. & Fage, L.H., 2009, "Enquête sur les Muntumbudie (Akele des lacs)", Lyon, pp. 5

Hombert, J.M., 2017, "La théorie d'une langue-mère est impossible à prouver"/188, Sciences et Avenir, pp. 77

Hombert, J.M. & Lenclud, G., 2014, "Comment le langage est-il venu?"/262, Sciences Humaines, pp. 46-47

Hombert, J.M. & Mondot, J.F., 2010, "Un projet tel qu'une traversée maritime ne pouvait aboutir sans langage", T02281/118, Les Cahiers de Science et Vie, pp. 16-18

Hombert, J.M., 2009, "La diversité culturelle de l'Afrique est menacée", 429, La Recherche, pp. 36-39  (pdf)

Hombert, J.M., 2009, "La diversité culturellede l'Afrique est menacée", 429, La Recherche, pp. 36-39

Hombert, J.M., Perrois, L. & Fage, L.H., 2008, "Le grand esprit blanc"/Eté, Gabon, pp. 30-34

Hombert, J.M. & Dury, C., 2016, ""Jean-Marie Hombert, en images et sons" réalisé par Christian Dury", 10mn (vidéo)

Hombert, J.M., 2010, "Présentation du film "Sur les traces de Paul du Chaillu" à la Société des Explorateurs en collaboration avec Luc-Henri Fage et Régine Vercauteren Drubbel", 1h

Hombert, J.M., 2009, "Pourquoi étudier les langues du Gabon?, Les Mots de l'Actualité, RFI", France, 30 mn

Hombert, J.M., 2009, "Collecte de données linguistiques sur l'Akele des Lacs et le Punu en collaboration avec Luc-Henri Fage (http://www.youtube.com/sorosorotv) ", Gabon, 30h (punu, Akele )

Hombert, J.M., Mouguiama-Daouda, P. & Vercauteren Drubbel, R., 2008, "Présentation de l'ouvrage "Coeur d'Afrique" à l'émission "Rencontres" de Top Benjé, Port Gentil, Gabon", 120

Van der Veen, L., Hombert, J.M., Mouguiama-Daouda, P., Idiata, D. & Paulin, P., 2007, "Intervention sur les langues du Gabon dans le cadre d'une émission culturelle d'Africa n° 1, le 15 janvier 2007", Gabon, 30 minutes

Van der Veen, L., Hombert, J.M., Idiata, D. & Paulin, P., 2007, "Intervention sur les langues du Gabon dans le cadre du journal de 13 heures de la RTG2, le 15 janvier 2007", Gabon, 20 minutes

Van der Veen, L., Hombert, J.M., Idiata, D. & Paulin, P., 2007, "Intervention sur les langues du Gabon dans le cadre du journal de 13 heures d'une chaîne de télévision privée, le 16 janvier 2007. Emission interactive.", Gabon, 30 minutes

Fage, L.H., Hombert, J.M. & Perrois, L., 2007, "Sur les Traces de Paul Du Chaillu", France, 63 minutes (site du film)

Hombert, J.M., Mouguiama-Daouda, P. & Vercauteren Drubbel, R., 2007, "Présentation du film "Sur les traces de Paul du Chaillu" à TVPlus, Libreville", 1 heure

Hombert, J.M., 2006, "Présentation de l'ouvrage "Aux origines du langage et des Langues" à France Inter, France Info, France Culture, RFI et à l'emission de television "Le Bateau Livre"", 20 minutes

Van der Veen, L. & Hombert, J.M., 1995, "Maladies, remèdes et langues en Afrique Centrale (MRL). Rapport scientifique final d'un projet de recherche effectué dans le cadre du Programme Pluriannuel en Sciences Humaines (PPSH 110).", DDL, pp. 331