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Hobart 2007

Style Council 2007 - Conference Report

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STYLE COUNCIL 2007 *Australian usage and style: language description and commentary* PROGRAM 12 May – Wrest Point Convention Centre, Hobart
Saturday 12th
09.00	Registration
09.30 – 10.30	Dr Bruce Moore, Australian National Dictionary Centre Regionalism in Australian English: The Tasmanian Evidence - Abstract
10.30 – 11.10	Dr Bernadette Hince Farthest South – Antarctica’s influence on the English language - Abstract
11.10 – 11.30	Morning tea
11.30 - 12.00	Professor Pam Peters, Macquarie University Australian English usage at the turn of the millennium- Abstract
12.00 - 12.30	Adam Smith, Macquarie University Language columns and columnists - Abstract
12.30 – 13.00	Dr Danielle Wood, University of Tasmania Verbs in the language of place - Abstract
13.00 - 14.30	Lunch
14.30 - 16.00	Joint panel (with IPED) on: “The dynamics of English usage” Chair: Christopher Lawrence - ABC Radio Panellists:Kim Lockwood - formerly News Ltd. Pam Peters - Macquarie University Yvonne Rolzhausen - The Atlantic
16.00 - 16.15	Style Council wrap-up
16.15 - 16.45	Afternoon tea
19.00	Informal Conference Dinner, at Annapurna Indian Cuisine, N. Hobart Please email Adam Smith if you would like to attend

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