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past week, on 20 and 21 September 2011, the Linguistic Society of Papua New
Guinea held its annual conference in Ukarumpa, the home of SIL in PNG.
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Don Niles (Institute of PNG Studies), “</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB>Highlands sung
tales: Interdisciplinary research on a distinctive art form.”</SPAN></P>
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Wohiemani (University of Goroka), “Documentation PNG’s
languages.”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB>3. Sakarape
Kamene (University of PNG, Port Moresby), “Objectifying PNG rich cultural
heritage through the eyes of the Zia community.”</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB>4. Olga Temple
(UPNG), “Capturing language 'alive' through the lens of dialectics.”</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB>5. Olga Temple
(UPNG), “Tok ples in texting and social networking: PNG 2010.”</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB>6. Donna Mailil
(University of Goroka), “The importance of appropriate use of disability
language within the context of inclusive education practice in PNG.”</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB>7. Philip Tama
(University of Goroka), “Alekano verbal affixation.”</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB>8. Robbie
Petterson (SIL), “Does the language make a difference? Problems with elementary
and primary schools in three areas of the Gulf Province.”</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB>9. Rainer Oetzel
(SIL), “Clause combining in Saliba”.</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB>10. Dicks Thomas
(UPNG), “A defining feature of the Tok Pisin lexicon.”</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB>11. Syd Gould
(Evangelical Church of PNG), “The (mis)fortunes of vernacular literacy in the
Huli language of the Southern Highlands Province.”</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB>12. René van den
Berg (SIL), “Lexicography in PNG: challenges and opportunities.”</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB>13. Robbie
Petterson (SIL), “Mouwase sounds: how a simplification in one area of phonology
has given rise to complications in another area.”</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB>14. Carl
Whitehead (SIL), “Pronominal systems in Menya, with a preliminary look at
related languages.”</SPAN></P>
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style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: both; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Several
other people from UPNG, the University of Goroka and SIL attended some or all of
the conference sessions. During a brief business meeting it was decided that the
journal <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Language and Linguistics in
Melanesia</I> (defunct since 1997) is going to be revived in digital format,
with Olga Temple as editor. This will now hopefully become a reality. It was
also decided that a set of recommendations arising out of the conference will be
sent to the PNG government. The next LSPNG conference will again be held in
Ukarumpa, as requested by the participants, probably around September 20,
2012.</SPAN></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>