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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>SIL Papua New Guinea is happy to announce the publication of the <i>Mato Grammar Sketch</i> by Scot F. Stober as volume 59 of the series <i>Data Papers on Papua New Guinea Languages.<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mato is a small Western Oceanic language spoken by around 700 people on the north coast of PNG, at the extreme western end of the Morobe province. Together with better-known languages such as Gedaged, Takia and Mangap-Mbula, Mato belongs to the Vitiaz linkage within the North-New Guinea cluster. Neighbouring Papuan languages are Yau, Yopno and Nukna. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mato shows many typical Oceanic features, such as a relatively simple phonology (though with some unusual morphophonemics), dual and trial free pronouns, limited derivational morphology, a complex adjectival category, SVO constituent order and extensive verb serialisation. Less common in Oceanic are the absence of a contrast between direct and indirect possession, the lack of prenominal articles (though there is an article-like enclitic), clause-final negation and the presence of an existential verb which is also found in copular clauses.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Stober's work is the first description of this unknown language. The sketch outlines the major structural features of the language, with an additional chapter on idioms, including 'his mind is long = he is wise/knowledgable', 'his face is large = he is famous', and 'their livers have coldness = they are reconciled'. An appendix with two interlinearised texts completes the 187-page (A5) description.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The book can be downloaded for free at:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>http://www-01.sil.org/pacific/png/show_work.asp?id=928474555727<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Printed copies are available for sale from Miss Rudy Yawiro at lr-webpub@sil.org.pg.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>