ALT8 conference on typology and comparative grammar (July 2009) SIL linguist Colleen Ahland presented a paper at the Eighth Biennial Conference of the Association for Linguistic Typology (ALT8). The conference, which had as its theme, "Typology and the Study of Language: Comparative Grammar and Beyond," was held 23–26 July at the University of California, Berkeley (USA). Read more about ALT8 conference on typology and comparative grammar
International Congress of Americanists 53 includes three SIL speakers (July 2009) The 53rd International Congress of Americanists (ICA) is being hosted 19–24 July in Mexico City by the Universidad Iberoamericana. Three SIL linguists are making presentations. The theme of the conference is "The peoples of the Americas: Change and continuity, the construction of a self-identity in a globalized world" ("Los pueblos americanos: Cambios y continuidades, la construcción de lo propio en un mundo globalizado"). Read more about International Congress of Americanists 53 includes three SIL speakers
Austronesian linguistics papers at 11•ICAL (June 2009) The Eleventh International Conference on Austronesian Linguistics(ICAL) is being held 22–26 June in Aussois, France. SIL personnel are presenting seven papers and chairing two sessions. One of the presenters, SIL International Academic Services Director J. Stephen Quakenbush, also serves on the ICAL Steering Committee which supervises ICAL conferences. Read more about Austronesian linguistics papers at 11•ICAL
Two papers presented by SIL at SEALS XIX conference in Vietnam (May 2009) SIL linguists are presenting two papers at SEALS XIX, the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society's annual meeting 28–29 May. The host at the Vietnam National University in Ho Chi Minh City is the Faculty of Vietnamese Studies in the University of Social Sciences and Humanities. Parallel tracks include: phonetics and phonology syntax and lexicology applied linguistics Read more about Two papers presented by SIL at SEALS XIX conference in Vietnam
Ethnologue released in new edition (May 2009) SIL announces publication of the 16th edition of Ethnologue: Languages of the World. The most comprehensive reference volume of its kind, this resource serves as a catalogue of the world’s 6,909 known living languages. This new edition includes updated and expanded language descriptions, 208 pages of updated and redesigned color maps, updated statistical summary tables and an expanded bibliography. Read more about Ethnologue released in new edition
