Invited speaker at Indonesian linguistics conference (May 2010) International linguistics consultant Paul Kroeger of SIL was one of four invited speakers at The Fourteenth International Symposium on Malay/Indonesian Linguistics (ISMIL14) held 30 April to 2 May at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA. Read more about Invited speaker at Indonesian linguistics conference
SIL scholar presents multilingualism paper at Chicago Linguistic Society’s 46th annual meeting (April 2010) International linguistics consultant for SIL, John M. Clifton, Ph.D., presented a paper at the 46th annual meeting of the Chicago Linguistic Society (CLS), held 8–10 April at the University of Chicago. Read more about SIL scholar presents multilingualism paper at Chicago Linguistic Society’s 46th annual meeting
Documenting Endangered Languages—Fellowship received (April 2010) As part of a multi-year funding partnership to preserve and document endangered languages, The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) have granted Dr. Brenda H. Boerger, SIL linguist, a 12-month DEL (Documenting Endangered Languages) fellowship. Read more about Documenting Endangered Languages—Fellowship received
The death of a language in the Andaman Islands (February 2010) A language has died; a culture has died. This week, the last surviving speaker of the Bo language of India’s Andaman Islands passed away. How many speakers does it take to ensure language survival? What factors contribute to language death? What steps can be taken to sustain language viability? Why do languages matter? Read more about The death of a language in the Andaman Islands
Sino-Tibetan linguistics conference: Eight SIL papers (November 2009) The 42nd International Conference on Sino-Tibetan Languages and Linguistics (ICSTLL 42) is being held 2–4 November at Payap University in Chiangmai, Thailand. Payap is hosting the conference in connection with its 35th anniversary and is co-sponsoring in association with SIL and the Thai Royal Institute. Read more about Sino-Tibetan linguistics conference: Eight SIL papers
