<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: windowtext; ">Dear colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: windowtext; "> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="MT" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: windowtext; ">The Institute of Linguistics, in collaboration with the Department of Maltese of the University of Malta, has launched its programme for the first Summer School in Maltese Linguistics to be held between 15-26 June 2009. </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: windowtext; ">The</span><span lang="MT" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: windowtext; ">S</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: windowtext; ">ummer </span><span lang="MT" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: windowtext; ">S</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: windowtext; ">chool, which is being organised through the Foundation for International Studies Ltd at the Old University in Valletta, comprises lectures and seminars, as well as a number of visits to historical sites, </span><span lang="MT" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: windowtext; ">including </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: windowtext; ">some </span><span lang="MT" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: windowtext; ">sites of </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: windowtext; ">linguistic interest, around Malta and Gozo.</span><span lang="MT" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: windowtext; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="MT" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: windowtext; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; color: windowtext; "><span lang="MT" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">I</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">nformation </span><span lang="MT" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">on the Summer School can be found </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">at</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><a href="http://www.fis.com.mt/programmes.html" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://www.fis.com.mt/programmes.html</a>. The relevant information can be accessed by clicking on the Maltese Linguistics brochure. (The info can also be accessed from the Ins</span><span lang="MT" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">t</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">itute of Linguistics website at<a href="http://www.um.edu.mt/linguistics/.)" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://www.um.edu.mt/linguistics/.)</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; color: windowtext; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: windowtext; ">For further details, please contact:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: windowtext; "> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="MT" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: windowtext; ">Alexandra Vella</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: windowtext; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="MT" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: windowtext; ">Coordinator</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: windowtext; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="MT" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: windowtext; ">Institute of Linguistics</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: windowtext; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: windowtext; ">University</span><span lang="MT" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: windowtext; "> of Malta<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="MT" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: windowtext; ">Tal-Qroqq, Msida MSD 2080<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="MT" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: windowtext; ">Malta<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: windowtext; ">+352 2687 0974/+352 621 678 304<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="MT" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: windowtext; "><a href="mailto:alexandra.vella@um.edu.mt" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="color: windowtext; ">alexandra</span><span lang="FR" style="color: windowtext; ">.vella@um.edu.mt</span></a></span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: windowtext; "> </span></p></body></html>