The Society for the Study of the Indigenous Languages of the Americas *** SSILA BULLETIN *** An Information Service for SSILA Members Editor - Victor Golla (golla@ssila.org) Associate Editor - Scott DeLancey (delancey@uoregon.edu) -->> --Correspondence should be directed to the Editor-- <<-- ___________________________________________________________________________ Number 262: January 11, 2008 ___________________________________________________________________________ 262.0 SSILA Business * Doak takes over as Executive Secretary; Golla stays on as Editor * Beavert and Segovia share Hale Prize * 2007 SSILA election results 262.1 Correspondence * Sign on to support Year of Languages! (I. Y. Slaughter) * Eloise Jelinek (R. Demers) * International Native language writers festival? (G. Bronitsky) * "The Linguists" at 2008 Sundance Film Festival (D. A. Miller) * New posting on SIL-Mexico website (A. Bickford) 262.2 Positions Open * Curator, Anthropology (Linguist), Smithsonian Institution 262.3 Workshops and Seminars * Ohio Research on Indigenous Languages of the Americas (Jan. 21) * Leipzig Spring School on Linguistic Diversity (March 26-April 4) 262.4 Upcoming Meetings * 4th CELCNA (Salt Lake City, March 28-30) * Stabilizing Indigenous Languages Symposium (Flagstaff, May 2-3) * X Encuentro Internacional de Lingüística (Hermosillo, Nov. 13-15) * Latin American Linguistic Historiography (ALFAL 2008, Montevideo) 262.5 E-Mail Address Updates --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 262.0 SSILA Business --------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Doak takes over as Executive Secretary; Golla stays on as Editor ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ At its meeting in Chicago last week, the SSILA Executive Committee appointed Ivy Doak (U of North Texas) to a three-year term as Executive Secretary, a newly created position replacing the previously elected position of Secretary-Treasurer. Victor Golla, who had served in the latter capacity since 1982, was appointed Editor, and will continue to be responsible for the SSILA Bulletin and Newsletter. For the time being secretarial correspondence may continue to be sent to P.O. Box 555, Arcata, California. Doak will establish a new secretarial address shortly. * Beavert and Segovia share Hale Prize ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The 2007 Ken Hale Prize Committee voted to split this year's Prize between Virginia Beavert, Yakama elder and teacher of Sahaptin at Heritage University, and Laureano Segovia, a native speaker of Wichi, a Matacoan language of the Chaco region of Argentina and Bolivia, who has been documenting his traditional language and culture. * 2007 SSILA election results ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The results of the 2007 SSILA election were announced at the Chicago meeting. Elected Vice President for 2008 and President-elect for 2009-10 was Richard Rhodes (UC Berkeley). Elected to a 3-year term on the Executive Committee (2008-10) was Lucía Golluscio (U Buenos Aires). Elected to a 3-year term on the Nominating Committee (2008-10) was Juliette Blevins (MPI for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 262.1 Correspondence --------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Sign on to support Year of Languages! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >From Inee Yang Slaughter (inee.slaughter@ilinative.org) 3 Jan 2008: Please visit our website (http://www.ilinative.org) and click on the Year of Languages page to show your support for the United Nations proclamation of the "2008 Year of Languages" initiative. Sign on to the Support Network to demonstrate your participation in the united effort to preserve the diverse indigenous languages of the world. Please share ideas of how you and your organization are promoting indigenous languages. The Indigenous Language Institute will announce the Support Network list on our website as people sign on. Numbers matter...sign on today to make a difference! -- Inee Yang Slaughter, Executive Director Indigenous Language Institute Santa Fe, New Mexico (inee.slaughter@ilinative.org) * Eloise Jelinek ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >From Richard Demers (demers@email.arizona.edu) 29 Dec 2007: It is with great sadness that I inform you of the death of Eloise Jelinek. She died on December 21st. She was an extremely influential figure in our department. As an Americanist she worked on Salish, Yaqui, Navajo, and to a lesser extent on other languages. I will write an obituary for the SSILA Newsletter. --Dick Demers University of Arizona * International Native language writers festival? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >From Gordon Bronitsky (g.bronitsky@att.net) 14 Dec 2007: Would there be interest in creating an annual (or biennial) Native language writers festival to showcase Native language writers and what they have to say? -- Dr. Gordon Bronitsky Albuquerque, New Mexico (g.bronitsky@att.net) * "The Linguists" premieres at 2008 Sundance Film Festival ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >From Daniel A. Miller (miller@ironboundfilms.com) 13 Dec 2007: We are nothing short of elated to announce that our documentary feature "The Linguists" was selected to world premiere in the new Documentary Spotlight category at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. "The Linguists" is the first documentary supported by the National Science Foundation to ever make it to Sundance. The trailer is at http://www.thelinguists.com. THE LINGUISTS follows David Harrison and Gregory Anderson, racing to document languages on the verge of extinction in Siberia, India, and Bolivia. Their resolve is tested by the very forces silencing languages: institutionalized racism and violent economic unrest. We hope you can join us in Utah for one (or maybe all) of the following screenings: Friday, January 18, 12 Noon - Egyptian Theatre, Park City Saturday, January 19, 12:45 PM - Broadway Centre Cinemas V, Salt Lake City Saturday, January 19, 11:30 PM - Prospector Square Theatre, Park City Wednesday, January 23, 9:00 AM, Holiday Village Cinema I, Park City (PRESS AND INDUSTRY ONLY) Wednesday, January 23, 8:30 PM - Holiday Village Cinema II, Park City Tickets are available at http://www.sundance.org/festival/. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us or our publicist Winston Emano at wemano@tcdm-associates.com. We look forward to hearing you there, in all languages! --Seth Kramer, Daniel A. Miller, and Jeremy Newberger Ironbound Films, Inc. (http://www.ironboundfilms.com) * New posting on SIL-Mexico website ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >From Albert Bickford (albert_bickford@sil.org) 7 Dec 2007: I am pleased to announce the posting of the following item to the SIL-Mexico website, and encourage others to pass on word of its availability: http://www.sil.org/mexico/chinanteca/tlatepuzco/S039a-DiccChinTlatepuzco-cpa.htm William R. Merrifield and Alfred E. Anderson, “Diccionario chinanteco de la diáspora del pueblo antiguo de San Pedro Tlatepuzco, Oaxaca” (#39 in the "Mariano Silva y Aceves" series of vocabularies and dictionaries in indigenous languages) Thanks to everyone who contributed to this publication. --Albert Bickford Linguistics Editor SIL-Mexico --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 262.2 Positions Open --------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Curator, Anthropology (Linguist), Smithsonian Institution ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >From Robert Leopold (leopold@si.edu) 4 Jan 2008: The Department of Anthropology at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History is seeking a curator to develop and lead an endangered language program that will engage in research, documentation and preservation. Community engagement will be a major component of this position. In addition to conducting research, both in the field and drawing upon archival collections, the curator will develop strong interactions with communities faced with language loss while also addressing major research themes within linguistics and anthropology. This curator will join a large and diverse department, currently with 72 full-time staff members, including 17 curators. The Department is organized into three research divisions: archaeology, physical anthro- pology and ethnology, along with Collections Management, the National Anthropological Archives, the Human Studies Film Archives, and the Repatriation Office. There are a number of programs within the three research divisions, including the PaleoIndian Program, the Asian Cultural Heritage Program, the Archaeobiology Program and the Arctic Studies Center. Some of the current research in the Department centers on humankind’s earliest beginnings, the domestication of plants and animals, the rise of state-level societies, expressive culture in Africa and Polynesia, North American ethnohistory, circumpolar ethnology and the human dimensions of global climate change. Several staff hold teaching appointments as adjunct faculty with area universities. The Anthropology collections hold over 2.3 million archaeological objects and over 200,000 ethnology objects, more than 9,000 linear feet of archival documents and 8 million running feet of film and video. The Department¹s webpage can be viewed at http://www.nmnh.si.edu/anthro/. The successful candidate will need to combine skills in field- and collections-based research, outreach and public programming, and experience securing external funding. This position will be offered as a four-year Federal term position, which may be converted to permanent. The four-year term position is comparable to tenure-track positions. U.S. citizenship is required. The official position announcement is available here: 08-NG-293573-DEU-NMNH Anthropologist (Linguist) GS-0190-12 DC http://www.sihr.si.edu/vac/08-NG-293573-DEU-NMNH.pdf --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 262.3 Workshops and Seminars --------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Ohio Research on Indigenous Languages of the Americas (January 21) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >From Judith Tonhauser (judith@ling.ohio-state.edu) 17 Dec 2007: Brian Joseph and Judith Tonhauser (both OSU Linguistics) have organized a day-long workshop on the linguistics of indigenous languages of the Americas, with 11 papers on various languages of North, Meso-, and South America. The event will run from 9.00AM to 5.00PM on Monday January 21 and will feature mostly speakers with Ohio or Ohio State connections, except for one special invited speaker, Lyle Campbell of the University of Utah. The program for this event, as well as details about the location, can be viewed at http://www.ling.osu.edu/~bsmith/mlk Anybody who finds themselves in the vicinity of OSU is welcome to attend the workshop. Please let either Judith Tonhauser (judith@ling.osu.edu) or Brian Joseph (bjoseph@ling.osu.edu) know if you plan to attend. * Leipzig Spring School on Linguistic Diversity (March 26-April 4) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >From Martin Haspelmath (haspelmath@eva.mpg.de) 18 Dec 2007: The Leipzig linguistics community invites advanced students (Ph.D. or M.A. level) in linguistics and related fields to attend a ten-day Spring School on Linguistic Diversity, 26 March to 4 April. It is co-organized by linguists at the University of Leipzig and at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. The Spring School offers courses in different areas of linguistics, which look at language from the point of view of linguistic diversity (comparative syntax, areal typology, comparative phonology, language contact, typological psycholinguistics). The courses will be taught by linguists from the various Leipzig-based institutions and visiting scientists currently working in Leipzig. The participation fee is only EUR 35. Organizers: Prof. Martin Haspelmath (MPI-EVA) Prof. Balthasar Bickel (U Leipzig) Tyko Dirksmeyer (U Leipzig/MPI-EVA) Fachschaftsrat Linguistik (U Leipzig) For more information, see http://www.eva.mpg.de/lingua/conference/08_springschool/index.html. The registration (including affordable accommodation) is now open. The deadline for paying the accommodation fees is 15 February 2008. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 262.4 Upcoming Meetings --------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 4th CELCNA (Salt Lake City, March 28-30) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >From Tamrika Khvtisiashvili (t.khvtisiashvili@utah.edu) 10 Jan 2008: The 4th Conference on Endangered Languages and Cultures of Native America (CELCNA-4) will be held March 28-30, 2008, at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution, American Philosophical Society, and CAIL (Center for American Indian Languages, University of Utah). The keynote speakers will be MaryAnn Willie (U of Arizona, Navajo Nation) and Michael Krauss (U of Alaska)??. Papers or posters are invited on any aspect of American Indian languages, in particular on documentation or revitalization. American Indian participants are especially invited. Papers will be 20 minutes each in length, with an additional 10 minutes for discussion. The deadline for abstracts is Jan. 18, 2008. The Program Committee will announce results about Feb. 1. ?? Papers and posters can be presented in English or Spanish; abstracts can be submitted in English or Spanish. There will some be Spanish language sessions, and those working with indigenous languages of Latin America are encouraged to come and participate. (?Habrán algunas sesiones en español, y por eso se invitan ponencias y posters en español; los abstracts también pueden ser enviados en español. Son muy cordialmente invitados todos los que trabajan con lenguas indígenas de América Latina.??) A special workshop on teaching American Indian languages (and language revitalization) will be held on Thursday, March 27; all interested are warmly invited - no cost (just registration for CELCNA). ??Abstract guidelines: Abstracts, no longer than 500 words (a paragraph or two will do), should include paper title, name of author(s), affiliation. Abstracts should be submitted by e-mail, in Microsoft Word document, RTF, or PDF. Include contact details for January to April 2008. Only one abstract per person (except where a paper has multiple authors). Abstract submission address: cail.utah@gmail.com Registration: $25 (students $15) (tribal elders, no cost) [to cover cost of conference rooms, refreshments] ??Accommodations: University Guest House - 100 yards from the meeting venue (Officers' Club) and from CAIL. To book accommodations contact the Guest House directly (mention CELCNA):? University Guest House University of Utah?110 South Fort Douglas Blvd.? Salt Lake City, Utah 84113-5036?. Tel (toll-free): 1-888-416-4075 (or 801-587-1000); fax 801-587-1001; website http://www.guesthouse.utah.edu?. (Please make reservations early; rooms will be held for the conference only until early March.)?? Further information: Tamrika Khvtisiashvili (tamrikak@hotmail.com) or Lyle Campbell (lyle.campbell@linguistics.utah.edu). Or call 801-587-0720 or 801-581-3441 during business hours, or fax 801-585-7351. * Stabilizing Indigenous Languages Symposium (Flagstaff, May 2-3) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >From Jon Reyhner (Jon.Reyhner@nau.edu) 14 Dec 2007: The plans for the 15th Annual Stabilizing Indigenous Languages Symposium, which will be held at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff on May 2-3, are moving along. You can read about the confirmed keynote speakers, look at the conference schedule, and download registration and other forms by going to our Teaching Indigenous Languages web site at http://nau.edu/TIL and clicking on "conference" on the menu bar at the top of the page. The deadline for submitting presentation proposals is January 30, and the pre-registration deadline is March 15. For more information you can also contact me. --Jon Reyhner SILS Steering Committee Coordinator (Jon.Reyhner@nau.edu) * X Encuentro Internacional de Lingüística (Hermosillo, Nov. 13-15) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >From (encuentro@guaymas.uson.mx) 27 Dec 2007: La Universidad de Sonora, a través del programa de Lingüística de la División de Humanidades y Bellas Artes del Departamento de Letras y Lingüística, invita a lingüistas mexicanos y extranjeros interesados en las diferentes áreas del estudio del lenguaje al X ENCUENTRO INTERNACIONAL DE LINGÜÍSTICA EN EL NOROESTE los días 12, 13, 14 y 15 de noviembre de 2008 en la ciudad de Hermosillo, Sonora, México. En este congreso contaremos con la participación de los conferencistas magistrales: JANE H. HILL (U Arizona), KEREN RICE (U Toronto) y LEOPOLDO VALIÑAS COALLA (UNAM). Áreas temáticas del Congreso ---------------------------- Adquisición de L1 y L2; Desarrollo de la lectoescritura; Discurso y gramática; Lexicografía; Lingüística clínica; Lingüística computacional; Lingüística histórica; Morfología; Pragmática; Psicolingüística; Semántica; Sintaxis; Sociolingüística Asimismo, se podrán proponer mesas sobre temas específicos, previo registro al congreso, dentro del periodo de recepción de resúmenes. El tiempo de exposición para la presentación de las ponencias será de 20 minutos exactamente, con un espacio de 10 minutos para sesión de preguntas y comentarios. Guía para el envío de resúmenes ------------------------------- 1. Los resúmenes se enviarán de manera anónima y podrán presentarse en español o inglés, las lenguas oficiales del congreso. 2. Especificar en el resumen si la presentación será oral o en cartel. 3. Se aceptará un máximo de un resumen por autor individual o dos en coautoría. 4. Las mesas pueden ser integradas con un mínimo de tres y un máximo de ocho ponencias. 5. Todos los resúmenes deberán ser enviados por correo electrónico en archivo adjunto en versión word o rtf y PDF 6. El resumen deberá tener una extensión máxima de 500 palabras, a inter- lineado sencillo con letra Times New Roman de 12 puntos. 7. En el texto del resumen deberá proporcionarse la siguiente información: i) Título del trabajo ii) Descripción del problema a tratar iii) Enunciación de los principales puntos o argumentos que se presentan iv) Ejemplos ilustrativos si el tema lo requiere v) Incluir un máximo de cinco referencias bibliográficas Guía para el envío de datos personales -------------------------------------- En el cuerpo del mensaje deberá proporcionarse la siguiente información personal: i) Título del resumen ii) Nombre completo del autor o autores de la propuesta de ponencia iii) Institución de adscripción iv) Áreas disciplinarias donde se ubica el resumen (2-3 áreas) v) País de procedencia vi) Correo electrónico vii) Teléfono, dirección postal institucional y dirección postal personal viii)Tipo de apoyo audiovisual o electrónico que requiera para su presentación Cierre de la convocatoria ------------------------- Los interesados deberán enviar su propuesta de resumen y datos personales antes del 2 de mayo de 2008 a la dirección de correo electrónico: encuentro@guaymas.uson.mx El Comité Organizador enviará el resultado del arbitraje de resúmenes a partir del 15 de agosto de 2008. Una vez que haya sido aceptada su propuesta de resumen y realice el pago de inscripción a su llegada al congreso, quedará formalmente inscrito. Inscripción al Congreso ----------------------- Ponentes y asistentes: 1000 pesos mexicanos (100 USD) Alumnos de doctorado: 500 pesos mexicanos (50 USD) Alumnos de maestría y licenciatura: 200 pesos mexicanos (20 USD) Una selección arbitrada de ponencias será publicada en la Memoria del X Encuentro Internacional de Lingüística en el Noroeste. Para su publicación las ponencias deberán tener una extensión mínima de 15 cuartillas y máxima de 20, a interlineado doble, en letra de 12 puntos de la familia Times New Roman. Las ponencias deberán entregarse al Comité Organizador a más tardar el 30 de enero de 2009, en formato electrónico, en versión Word o rtf y PDF Información general importante ------------------------------ El pago de inscripción al congreso da derecho a constancia, programa oficial, coctel de bienvenida y cena de clausura. El día sábado 15 de noviembre se organizará un paseo a la playa "San Carlos, Nuevo Guaymas" y tendrá un costo de 100 pesos mexicanos (10.00 dólares). Este pago no incluye alimentación. La inscripción y registro oficial de congresistas se realizará a partir de las 9:00 horas del día 12 de noviembre de 2008, en el vestíbulo del Departamento de Letras y Lingüística, dentro del campus de la Universidad de Sonora. A partir de enero de 2008 podrá consultarse la web oficial de nuestro congreso (www.encuentrolinguistica.uson.mx) donde podrán consultar información relevante sobre turismo, clima y hoteles disponibles en la ciudad de Hermosillo, así como también programa oficial, publicaciones del congreso, mapas e “Información de última hora”. Comitê organizador ------------------ ANDRÉS ACOSTA FÉLIX (aacosta@capomo.uson.mx) ISABEL BARRERAS AGUILAR (jbarrera@capomo.uson.mx) GERARDO LÓPEZ CRUZ (glopez@correom.uson.mx) MA. DEL CARMEN MORÚA LEYVA (cmorua@capomo.uson.mx) ANA LIDIA MUNGUÍA DUARTE (amunguia@capomo.uson.mx) * Latin American Linguistic Historiography (ALFAL 2008, Montevideo) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >From Cristina Altman (altman@usp.br) 16 Dec 2007: The Latin American Committee in Linguistic Historiography was established at the XIIIth International Congress of the Associação Latino Americana de Letras e Lingüística (ALFAL), held in Costa Rica in 2002, with the main objective of bringing together researchers -- Lusitanists, Hispanists and Americanists -- interested in the critical analysis of the Latin American research traditions, notably the reflection on the formation of the linguistic methods in the treatment of linguistic diversity as well as language universality. The core of the committee consisted of members of regional groups already integrated, like those of the ANPOLL Linguistic Historiography Workshop (National Association of Graduate Research in Languages and Linguistics), of the Center of Documentation in Linguistic Historiography of the University of São Paulo (CEDOCH-DL/USP), of the Group of Studies in Portuguese Language Historiography from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, those of the Oslo Project on Missionary Linguistics (OSPROMIL) and those from others European and American institutions who interacted with these groups. Three main lines of research were pursued by the researchers of the committee who, between 2002 and 2005, developed their projects in a integrated way and presented their partial results in the XIV ALFAL International Congress in Monterrey, México: the treatment of linguistic diversity; missionary linguistics and Portuguese grammaticography. In 2006, researchers from the University of Amsterdam and from the Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores em Antropologia Social (CIESAS) in Mexico City, developing the Revitalizing Old Linguistic Documentation project, and researchers from the Center of Documentation in Linguistic Historiography of the University of São Paulo (CEDOCH/USP), working on the Documenta Grammaticae et Historiae project, joined forces, motivated by their common interest in revisiting, restoring and preserving the documentation about the American Indian languages as well as studying the Portuguese and the Spanish spoken in the Americas. As a result of these efforts, in 2008, during the XV ALFAL International Congress, to be held in Montevideo, Uruguay, besides the established lines of research of the committee, we intend to emphasize the relevance of documentary research concerning American languages. It is our main objective to exchange experiences with researchers who are developing similar projects, or that are able to present results concerning the investigation dedicated to a) the elaboration of corpora concerning Native American languages, vital or endangered, but also dealing with Latin American varieties of Portuguese and Spanish; b) the edition, re-edition, and recovery of texts (notably grammars, dictionaries, glossaries) about these languages; c) critical studies of these texts (keeping in mind ways of grammar construction, descriptive techniques, the treatment of metalanguage, and the like). Those interested in joining us are invited to make contact with the undersigned by sending the subject of their work and abstract describing the main lines of their research (max. 300 words), and their institutional addresses, no later than February 29, 2008. --Professor Dr Cristina Altman Center of Documentation in Linguistic Historiography Department of Linguistics University of São Paulo (altman@usp.br) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 262.5 E-Mail Address Updates --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following additions or changes have been made to the SSILA e-mail list since the last Bulletin. ("At" has been substituted for "@" to discourage the harvesting of addresses by spammers.) Gutiérrez Bravo, Rodrigo .... rogubravo at gmail.com Haag, Marcia ................ haag at ou.edu Heath, Jeffrey .............. schweinehaxen at hotmail.com (not *umich.edu) Hitch, Doug ................. dhitch at ynlc.ca Matsumura, Kazuto ........... kazuto.matsumura at nifty.com Mattina, Tony & Nancy ....... tonymattina at msn.com Mendoza, Martha ............. mmendoza at fau.edu Nowak, Elke ................. elke.nowak at uni-münster.de Nunnally, Thomas ............ nunnath at auburn.edu Peterson, David A. .......... david.a.peterson at dartmouth.edu Shea, Kathleen .............. kdshea at aol.com (not *hotmail.com) Tarpent, Marie-Lucie ........ mltarpent at hotmail.com Villalón, María Eugenia ..... atchim00 at gmail.com When your e-mail address changes, please notify us (golla@ssila.org). ************************************************************************** THE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF THE INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES OF THE AMERICAS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ivy Doak, Executive Secretary Victor Golla, Editor P. 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