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 University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG)

An analysis of cultural change and generation gaps in the local community of the Nungon ethnic group in the state of Papua New Guinea will be the subject of the study. This ethnic group came into contact with Europeans for the first time in the mid-1930s. The pace of cultural changes within the community has been gradually increasing.

 PNG Department of Education

How can linguistics contribute to our knowledge about human dispersals in the distant past? We will consider the case of New Guinea and surrounding islands, one of the most linguistically diverse areas of the world. This study is a follow-up on the Eurocores OMLL project Pioneers of Island Melanesia, reported in Dunn et al. (2005).

 PNG Department of Education,  PNG National Cultural Comission

CURRENT TRENDS IN LANGUAGE SKILLS AND ETHNO-BIOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE