<div dir="ltr">Hi All,<div>See below. Once again a PhD dissertation which is a grammar of a TB language won the ALT's Panini Award. Congratulations to Linda Konnerth for a great dissertation!</div><div><br></div><div>Randy</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Jean-Christophe Verstraete</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jean-christophe.verstraete@arts.kuleuven.be">jean-christophe.verstraete@arts.kuleuven.be</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 2:52 PM<br>Subject: [Lingtyp] Panini Award at ALT11<br>To: <a href="mailto:LINGTYP@listserv.linguistlist.org">LINGTYP@listserv.linguistlist.org</a><br><br><br>Dear ALT members,<br>
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At this year's conference in Albuquerque, ALT will present the Panini award for a grammar passed as a dissertation in 2011-2014. The jury of the award has now made its decision. The award winner is:<br>
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Linda Konnerth of the University of Oregon, who will receive the Panini award for her dissertation "A grammar of Karbi", defended at the University of Oregon in 2014.<br>
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She will present a plenary lecture at ALT11 in Albuquerque <<a href="http://www.unm.edu/~alt2015/" target="_blank">http://www.unm.edu/~alt2015/</a>>.<br>
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The jury also selected four grammars for honourable mention:<br>
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- Ahland, Michael. 2012. A grammar of northern Mao. University of Oregon.<br>
- Schokkin, Dineke. 2014. A grammar of Paluai: the language of Balluan Island, Papua New Guinea. James Cook University.<br>
- Touati, Benjamin. 2014. Description du sakao, langue océanienne du Nord-est Santo (Vanuatu) (A description of Sakao, an Oceanic language of Northeast Santo (Vanuatu)). Paris IV-Sorbonne.<br>
- Zariquiey Biondi, Roberto. 2011. A grammar of Kashibo-Kakataibo. La Trobe University.<br>
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We are very grateful to Nick Enfield, who chaired the Panini jury, and to the jury members Anvita Abbi, Sonia Cristofaro, Nora England, Patience Epps, Daniel Everett, Sebastian Fedden, Simeon Floyd, Harald Hammarström, Larry Hyman, Tania Kouteva, Pieter Muysken, Åshild Næss, Mark Post, Keren Rice, Jeanette Sakel and Claudia Wegener. A jury report will follow before the conference.<br>
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With best wishes,<br>
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Johanna Nichols (president)<br>
Jean-Christophe Verstraete (secretary-treasurer)<br>
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