text_combined: english asian language conference macquarie library pty ltd publishers macquarie dictionary undertaking series conferences throughout south east asia cooperation local institutions associations dealing language linguistics conference perspective conferences general title english asian language statement discussed context country publication proceedings first conference proceedings first conference series held manila 2 3 august 1996 available price aud 20 plus postage please contact susan butler publisher macquarie dictionary sue dict mq edu au wish purchase copy conference aim assess role english already playing may play future government economics trade education south east asia analyse impact new englishes region might reflecting culture language communities assess requirements english language dictionary region topics covered relation english country history pronunciation lexical items standardness particularly areas newspaper publishing book publishing education comments relative importance standards derived within country derived externally business english english influencing influenced local culture literature subject broad range participants invited educators writers journalists linguists english language teachers government representatives publishers newspaper editors participants encouraged discuss topic exchange views great importance establishing generally accepted point view first two conferences first two conferences held manila 2 3 august 1996 bangkok 8 9 august 1996 proceedings manila conference published see proceedings bangkok conference published late 1997 keynote speaker keynote speaker first two conferences professor braj b kachru speaking theme english asian language prof kachru one foremost scholars field world englishes pioneered shaped defined field scholarly inquiry research world englishes kashmiri language literature theoretical applied studies language society resulted 20 authored edited volumes 100 research papers review articles reviews founder coeditor world englishes series editor english global context held editorial positions dozen scholarly journals associate editor oxford companion english language contributor cambridge history english language many graduate students teaching asia africa europe united states made recognised contributions various areas sociolinguistic research conference organisers de la salle university manila prof maria lourdes bautista language center national institute development administration nida bangkok associate professor dr tuanchai tan ngarmtrong macquarie library pty ltd sydney susan butler next conference kuala lumpur malaysia 1819 august 1997 conference organisers malaysian association modern languages president datin halimah mohd said prof dato dr asmah haji omar professor malay linguistics dean faculty languages linguistics university malaya susan butler macquarie library pty ltd background information susan butler susan butler member editorial committee macquarie dictionary first comprehensive documentation australian english since 1970 worked major dictionary smaller versions produced also worked macquarie thesaurus entirely original thesaurus produced macquarie dictionary 1990 worked review dictionary source material results published book entitled macquarie dictionary new words material incorporated second edition macquarie dictionary published november 1991 susan publisher books executive editor macquarie dictionary involved policymaking influences range lexicographical projects currently undertaken macquarie library pty ltd keynote speaker bro andrew gonzalez andrew gonzalez fsc member la salle brothers philippines currently president de la salle university philippines holds doctorate linguistics university california berkeley attended various workshops seminars higher education management besides member board trustees several colleges universities manila member komisyon sa wikang filipino commission filipino national language chair technical panel humanities social sciences communications commission higher education ched republic philippines published extensively field applied linguistics sociolinguistics philipppine higher education information kuala lumpur conference contact either datin halimah mohd said malaysian association modern languages fakulti bahasa dan linguistik universiti malaya 50603 kuala lumpur malaysia tel 60 3 755 5889 fax 60 3 759 3594 ms susan butler macquarie dictionary macquarie university nsw 2109 australia tel 61 2 9850 9800 fax 61 2 9888 2984 email sue dict mq edu au