René van den Berg
Contact
PO Box 226
Ukarumpa EHP 444
Papua New Guinea
Phone: (675)737-4109
email:
Degrees
- PhD, University of Leiden, (1989)
- MA, University of Leiden, (1983)
- BA, University of Leiden, (1981)
Current positions
- Linguistics consultant Indonesia (1990 – )
- Linguistics consultant PNG (2003 – )
- Series editor, Data Papers on Papua New Guinea languages (2005 – )
Other experience
- lecturer, SIL Darwin (1998 – 2002)
- lecturer, SIL UK (1995 – 1997)
- translation advisor Muna project (1990 – )
- lecturer, Universitas Hasanuddin, Makassar (Indonesia) (1990 – 1992)
- research fellow with WOTRO (Netherlands Institute for the Advancement of Tropical Research) (1985 – 1988)
Language proficiency
- Dutch 5
- English 4+
- German 3
- French 2+
- Koine Greek 3
- Indonesian 4
- Muna 3+
- Tok Pisin 3
- Vitu 1+
Research interests
- Austronesian linguistics
- languages of Sulawesi
- Austronesian languages of PNG
- language description and documentation
- historical-comparative linguistics
- lexicography
Selected publications
Publications in SIL International Bibliography
2007. “An unusual passive in Western Oceanic: the case of Vitu. ”Oceanic Linguistics 46:54-70.
2006. (with Peter Bachet) Vitu Grammar Sketch. Data Papers on PNG Languages 51. Ukarumpa: SIL.
2004. “Some notes on the origin of Malay di-. ” Bijdragen KITLV 160:532-554.
2003. “The place of Tukang Besi and the Muna-Buton languages. ” In Issues in Austronesian historical phonology. John Lynch, ed. Pp. 87-114. Pacific Linguistics 550. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.
· 2000. (with La Ode Sidu) Kamus Muna-Indonesia. Kupang: Artha Wacana.
1996. “The demise of focus and the spread of conjugated verbs in Sulawesi. ” In Papers in Austronesian Linguistics No. 3. Hein Steinhauer, ed. Pp. 89-114. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.
1996. (in collaboration with La Ode Sidu) Muna-English dictionary Leiden: KITLV.
1989. A grammar of the Muna language. Dordrecht/Providence: Foris.
Selected papers presented
2007. “A typological look at Lote, an Oceanic language of East New Britain. ” Presented at the annual meeting of the Linguistic Society of PNG, Madang, PNG.
2007. “Possession in Irarutu and other South Halmahera – West New Guinea languages. ” Presented at the Workshop on the Languages of Papua, Manokwari, Indonesia.
2007. “Relative clauses in Acts: structure, function and translation. ” Presented at the Interact conference, Ukarumpa, PNG.
2006. “Compound verbs or serial verbs? An analytical problem in Vitu. ” Presented at the annual meeting of the Linguistic Society of PNG, Madang, PNG.
Works online
2006. (with Peter Bachet) Vitu Grammar Sketch. Data Papers on PNG Languages 51. Ukarumpa: SIL. Online. URL http:/www.sil.org/pacific/png/abstract.asp?id=47977