SIL International® Publications announces two new monthly e-newsletters (November 2011) SIL International Publications offers over 200 titles covering a variety of topics related to language and culture. As SIL staff serve around the world, they partner with communities in language development efforts—such as literacy and multilingual education—and conduct linguistic and cultural research. One of the ways SIL shares the results of this research and experience is through SIL International Publications. Read more about SIL International® Publications announces two new monthly e-newsletters
Endangered Languages Week at the University of Texas at Arlington (November 2011) The Department of Linguistics and TESOL* at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) has arranged a series of events to raise awareness of languages in peril. UTA Endangered Languages Week events will take place on the UTA campus 31 October through 4 November. The event is free and open to the public. Read more about Endangered Languages Week at the University of Texas at Arlington
SIL research presented at recent international conferences (September 2011) SIL linguists have presented their research at recent conferences. The various topics focused on dialectology, African languages in general and the languages of Chad, specifically. Read more about SIL research presented at recent international conferences
SIL releases The Kifuliiru Language, Volumes 1 and 2 (August 2011) SIL International announces the publication of a two-volume set providing a comprehensive description of Kifuliiru. This ground-breaking work thoroughly documents the structures and processes of this Bantu (Zone J) language. Kifuliiru is spoken by the approximately 400,000 members of the Bafuliiru community, whose homeland is in the Uvira Territory on the eastern border of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Read more about SIL releases The Kifuliiru Language, Volumes 1 and 2
SIL linguist honored by Linguistic Society of the Philippines (April 2011) Dr. William Hall (SIL International) presented the LSP 2011 Gonzalez Distinguished Professorial Chair Lecture: "New trends in Philippine language assessment and documentation." The lecture, given at De La Salle University, Manila, on 15 April 2011, was sponsored by the Linguistic Society of the Philippines (LSP). Read more about SIL linguist honored by Linguistic Society of the Philippines
