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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU>A special issue of <i>Language and Linguistics in Melanesia</i> is devoted to part 1 of the proceedings of the conference on the history, contact and classification of Papuan languages, held at the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, 2-3 February 2012 (</span><a href="http://www.langlxmelanesia.com/issues.htm">http://www.langlxmelanesia.com/issues.htm</a><span lang=EN-AU>). All are available as free downloads: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>LLM Special Issue 2012: The Papuan Conference Papers <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>Introduction to LLM Special Issue 2012 on the History, Contact & Classification of Papuan Languages - Harald Hammarström & Wilco van den Heuvel<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Change in Traditional Numerals Systems in Mian and other Trans New Guinea Languages – S. Fedden<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Verbs with Pronominal Object Prefixes in Finisterre-Huon Languages – E. Suter<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Reassessing the Wider Genealogical Affiliations of the Timor-Alor-Pantar Languages – L. Robinson & G. Holton<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>How Reconstructable is Proto Trans New Guinea? Problems, Progress, Prospects - A. Pawley<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Some notes on the Tsaukambo language of West Papua - Lourens de Vries<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The historical relation of the Papuan languages of Timor and Kisar – A. Schapper, J. Huber, & A. van Engelenhoven<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Keuw isolate: Preliminary materials and classification - David Kamholz<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Greater Awyu language family of West Papua – L. de Vries, R. Wester & W. van den Heuvel<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Don Niles, PhD<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Acting Director & Senior Ethnomusicologist<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Institute of Papua New Guinea Studies<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Box 1432<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Boroko 111<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>PAPUA NEW GUINEA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>General Editor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span lang=EN-AU style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Yearbook for Traditional Music<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>International Council for Traditional Music<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>tel.: +675 325-4644<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>fax: +675 325-0531<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>email: dniles.ipngs@gmail.com<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>