May 2004 Lex Conf in Chiangmai

[Brian Migliazza]

Second Announcement
LEXICOGRAPHY CONFERENCE -- Thailand 2004
24-26 May 2004 -- Payap University, Chiangmai, Thailand

Please email ABSTRACTS to Brian Migliazza
Note that this conference will be held right after the 19-21 May 2004 SEALS 14 conference at Thammasat University in Bangkok.

Speakers -- 
· Dr. SUWILAI Premsrirat -- Khmu Dictionary and Thesaurus
· Dr. Kenneth SMITH -- Sedang Dictionary
· Dr. Robert BAUER -- ABC Colloquial Cantonese-English Dictionary
· Dr. Kirk PERSON -- Report on "Dictionary Development Project" among the Bisu
· Prof Doug TRICK -- Serving as a Consultant to Dictionary Compilers
· Dr. Imelda P. de CASTRO -- Bilingual Dictionary of Computer Terms: A Need for the Intellectualization of Filipino Language
· Prof Tom LASKOWSKE -- Lexicography and UniSpell
· Dr. Warren GLOVER -- Ouch! Don't print that! Political correctness in Gurung lexicography
· Prof Gregory JAMES -- The treatment of cultural elements in English-Tamil dictionaries
· Prof Bronson So MING-CHEUNG -- The development of a multilingual database for a Chinese-Tamil dictionary
Themes -- 
    * Feature Lectures by Plenary Speakers
    * Reports on Lexicographic Projects and Publications
    * Practical and Theoretical Aspects of Lexicography
    * Computational Lexicography
Venue -- Payap University (Mae Khao Campus)
Lodging -- at the Royal Lanna (in the Night Market area of Chiangmai) -- rates are 850 Baht (about US$ 22) per night including breakfast. This price is for one or two people in a room. Please email royal_lanna at yahoo.com to make your reservations.
Contact -- 
· For further information, please email brian_migliazza at sil.org
· Website: http://www.payap.ac.th/~lingdept/lexconf.htm
· Abstracts due by February 15, 2004
· Registration Cost: 2000 Baht (US$ 50.00) -- includes lunches at the conference
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