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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>International Conference on Malay Lexicology and Lexicography (PALMA
2004)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>7-8 December, 2004<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place><st1:City><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Kuala Lumpur</span></font></st1:City>, <st1:country-region>Malaysia</st1:country-region></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Malay language has
undergone a tremendous advancement over the past four decades. Its vocabulary
has bloomed in tandem with the development of new concepts in numerous
disciplines or fields of knowledge. This scenario should not only be recorded
by dictionaries, but more importantly, studies or research on the lexicological
and lexicographical developments of the Malay language should also be carried
out and its findings be documented.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The objectives of the
conference are: (i) </span></font><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>to
discuss the practical and theoretical aspects of Malay lexicography, (ii) to
provide the opportunity to highlight and discuss recent and existing research
on Malay lexicographic projects and publications, and (iii) to bring together
academics and professionals involved in Malay lexicological and lexicographical
studies, publishers and users of Malay dictionaries from all over the world. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>Areas
of discussion are: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>(i)<span
style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>Computational
lexicography and lexicology; <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>(ii)
<span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>Corpora
and lexicography; <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>(iii) <span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>Specialized
lexicography – terminology and terminography; <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>(<span
class=GramE>iv</span>)<span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>Reports
on lexicographical and lexicological projects; <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>(v)
<span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>Practical
and theoretical aspect of Malay lexicography; <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span class=GramE><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>(vi)
<span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>Monolingual</span></font></span><span
style='mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'> lexicography; <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>(vii)<span
style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>Bilingual
lexicography <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>(viii)
<span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>Language education
and dictionaries, and <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>(ix)
<span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>Dictionary critics.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>There
will be a keynote address by one of </span></font><st1:country-region><st1:place><span
style='mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>Malaysia</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span
style='mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>’s renowned linguists, Professor
Emeritus Dato’s Dr. Asmah Hj. Omar and a plenary paper, expected to be
delivered by our invited speaker, Dr. Patrick Hanks, one of </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span
style='mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>Britain</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span
style='mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>’s leading lexicographers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>ABSTRACT SUBMISSION </span>SPECIFICATIONS:</font><span
style='mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Abstracts can be up to 300
words in length and should include the following information: Title;
Author’s name; Affiliation; Country; Full address including phone number
and fax; and E-mail address. Please submit your abstract by e-mail (as a file attachment)
to (<a href="mailto:palma@pkrisc.cc.ukm.my">palma@pkrisc.cc.ukm.my</a>) and before
</span></font><st1:date Month="7" Day="30" Year="2004">30<sup>th</sup> July,
2004</st1:date>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>For further information
on this conference, please feel free to contact us:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The Secretariat<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>International Conference on Malay Lexicology and Lexicography (Palma
2004)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Lexicography Division,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Jalan Dewan Bahasa,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>50460 </span></font><st1:place><st1:City>Kuala Lumpur</st1:City>, <st1:country-region>MALAYSIA</st1:country-region></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Tel<span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>:
603-21482686 (Noresah), <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>603-21482732 (Rusmadi) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>603-21482720 (Zaiton)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Fax<span
style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>: 603-21445727<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>E-mail<span
style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>: <a href="mailto:palma@dbp.gov.my">palma@dbp.gov.my</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>OR<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The Secretariat<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>International Conference on Malay Lexicology and Lexicography (Palma
2004)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place><st1:PlaceType><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>School</span></font></st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName>Language</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>
Studies and Linguistics,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Universiti Kebangsaan </span></font><st1:country-region><st1:place>Malaysia</st1:place></st1:country-region>,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>43600 UKM, Bangi Selangor Darul Ehsan<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:country-region><st1:place><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>MALAYSIA</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Tel<span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>:
603-89215652 (Dr. Idris Aman)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>603-89215486 (Dr. <span class=GramE>Nor</span>
Hashimah Jalaluddin)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Fax<span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>:
603-89254577<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>E-mail<span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>: <a
href="mailto:palma@pkrisc.cc.ukm.my">palma@pkrisc.cc.ukm.my</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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