Brief report on LSPNG conference

[Rene van den Berg]

This past week, on 20 and 21 September 2011, the Linguistic Society of Papua New Guinea held its annual conference in Ukarumpa, the home of SIL in PNG. 

 

The following papers were presented:

1. Don Niles (Institute of PNG Studies), "Highlands sung tales: Interdisciplinary research on a distinctive art form."

2. Jessica Wohiemani (University of Goroka), "Documentation PNG's languages."

3. Sakarape Kamene (University of PNG, Port Moresby), "Objectifying PNG rich cultural heritage through the eyes of the Zia community."

4. Olga Temple (UPNG), "Capturing language 'alive' through the lens of dialectics."

5. Olga Temple (UPNG), "Tok ples in texting and social networking: PNG 2010."

6. Donna Mailil (University of Goroka), "The importance of appropriate use of disability language within the context of inclusive education practice in PNG."

7. Philip Tama (University of Goroka), "Alekano verbal affixation."

8. Robbie Petterson (SIL), "Does the language make a difference? Problems with elementary and primary schools in three areas of the Gulf Province."

9. Rainer Oetzel (SIL), "Clause combining in Saliba".

10. Dicks Thomas (UPNG), "A defining feature of the Tok Pisin lexicon."

11. Syd Gould (Evangelical Church of PNG), "The (mis)fortunes of vernacular literacy in the Huli language of the Southern Highlands Province."

12. René van den Berg (SIL), "Lexicography in PNG: challenges and opportunities."

13. Robbie Petterson (SIL), "Mouwase sounds: how a simplification in one area of phonology has given rise to complications in another area."

14. Carl Whitehead (SIL), "Pronominal systems in Menya, with a preliminary look at related languages."

 

Several other people from UPNG, the University of Goroka and SIL attended some or all of the conference sessions. During a brief business meeting it was decided that the journal Language and Linguistics in Melanesia (defunct since 1997) is going to be revived in digital format, with Olga Temple as editor. This will now hopefully become a reality. It was also decided that a set of recommendations arising out of the conference will be sent to the PNG government. The next LSPNG conference will again be held in Ukarumpa, as requested by the participants, probably around September 20, 2012.
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