SIL Senegal celebrates 25 years of language development (May 2009) At the invitation of the Senegalese government, SIL has served the peoples of Senegal through language development for 25 years. The partnership between the people of Senegal and SIL was celebrated on 30 April through 3 May in Dakar. Read more about SIL Senegal celebrates 25 years of language development
Nepal language survey begins (April 2009) A pilot language survey in Nepal is the initial step for a comprehensive linguistic survey of Nepal, which will be conducted by Tribhuvan University’s Central Department of Linguistics (CDL). The survey was inaugurated on 6 March at the university in Kathmandu, Nepal. Training for language surveyors began on 23 March. The role of SIL in the partnership with CDL is to provide technical input and training for linguistic surveyors and to assist with planning and management functions. Read more about Nepal language survey begins
SIL research presented at African linguistics conference: ACAL 40 (April 2009) The findings of two SIL linguistic researchers will be presented at the 40th Annual Conference on African Linguistics (ACAL) in Urbana, Illinois, USA. Kenneth Olson, Ph.D., will be presenting a paper co-authored with Will Reiman, "The historical development of the linguolabial plosive in Bijago." Read more about SIL research presented at African linguistics conference: ACAL 40
SIL research presented at African linguistics conference (April 2009) The findings of two SIL linguistic researchers will be presented at the 40th Annual Conference on African Linguistics (ACAL) in Urbana, Illinois, USA. Kenneth Olson, Ph.D., will be presenting a paper co-authored with Will Reiman, "The historical development of the linguolabial plosive in Bijago." Read more about SIL research presented at African linguistics conference
BANTU 3 conference in Belgium: Four SIL papers (March 2009) The Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA), in Tervuren, Belgium, hosted BANTU 3—Third International Conference on Bantu Languages. The conference brought together specialists in the study of Bantu languages and history, including three SIL linguistics researchers. The conference, held 25–27 March 2009, was organized jointly by the Service of Linguistics of RMCA and the Center for Grammar, Cognition and Typology of the University of Antwerp, Belgium.Keynote speakers Read more about BANTU 3 conference in Belgium: Four SIL papers
