[Mihalic] RE: Approach by Oxford University Press

Ray O'Farrell rayofarrell at hotmail.com
Thu Jan 15 03:51:57 EST 2004


Many thanks, Peter. Slight change of plan due to uncooperative flight times. 
I'll definiteyl be in Lae, but either arriving (from Goroka) about 5pm Wed 
night (and overnighting at Melanesian) or arriving on first flight from 
Mosbi on Thursday - but leaving Lae on the Thursday afternoon on the 15:50 
flight to Madang. I'll contact you again nearer the time.

Thanks for the varous phone nos.

Ray


>From: pcotterell at global.net.pg
>Reply-To: pcotterell at global.net.pg
>To: "Ray O'Farrell" <rayofarrell at hotmail.com>, 
>JohnEllissenBurton at hotmail.com,   Mihalic at anu.edu.au
>CC: ndegroot at online.net.pg, pgesch at dwu.ac.pg, Irene.Sawczak at oup.com
>Subject: Re: [Mihalic] RE: Approach by Oxford University Press
>Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2004 07:33:15 +1000
>
>Ray (if I may) -
>
>Thank you for your response.
>My direct work number is 478.3005, the main switch is
>478.3000. I am usually here by 7:00 am.
>My home number is 475.1330. If this is busy (internet
>connection!), the alternative number is 475.1332 but if you
>use the 2nd number, allow me time to run upstairs.
>
>I look forward to meeting you.
>Regards -
>Peter Cotterell
>
>
>
> > Dear Peter (if I may),
> >
> > I will be a pleasure.
> >
> > Please put Thursday 25 March in your diary. I'll be
> > travelling with Irene  Sawczak. I'm not sure whether or
> > not we'll be staying overnight yet (if we  so it will be
> > at the Melanesian). But we'll make time to catch up one
> > way or  the other. Please give me your telephone no so I
> > can ring you earlier that  week to confirm where and when.
> >
> > Best wishes
> >
> > Ray
> >
> >
> > >From: "Peter Cotterell" <pcotterell at global.net.pg>
> > >To: "Ray O'Farrell" <rayofarrell at hotmail.com>,
> > ><JohnEllissenBurton at hotmail.com>, <Mihalic at anu.edu.au>
> > >CC: <pmuhlhau at hotmail.com>, <ndegroot at online.net.pg>,
> > <pgesch at dwu.ac.pg>,    ><Irene.Sawczak at oup.com>
> > >Subject: Re: [Mihalic] RE: Approach by Oxford University
> > Press >Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2004 16:17:23 +1000
> > >
> > >Mr O'Farrell -
> > >While I have not been actively contributing to the
> > Mihalic web site, I  >would
> > >still very much like to meet with you in Lae when you are
> > here in March. I >have lived most of my working life in
> > PNG and consider myself a fluent >speaker of Tok Pisen. I
> > have also recently started to pursue a study career >in
> > linguistics and I am currently preparing a dissertation
> > for 2004 on >concurrent pragmatic development in TP and
> > PNG English. My interest in this >field is to give
> > consideration as to how transfer (possibly) creates or is
> > >responsible for the English variety used in urban PNG.
> > This I hope will one >day be part of an honours thesis.
> > Unfortunately, there are only a few >linguists in Lae; the
> > others that I know of are at the university of
> > >technology. I will certainly pass on the details of your
> > intended visit to >those whom I know would be interested.
> > However, of course, I have no idea  >of
> > >what your plans are nor if you have already planned any
> > meetings. >I look forward to hearing from you.
> > >
> > >Peter Cotterell
> > >MApplLing (TESOL), PGCertTESOL
> > >Lae,
> > >Papua New Guinea
> > >
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Ray O'Farrell" <rayofarrell at hotmail.com>
> > >To: <JohnEllissenBurton at hotmail.com>;
> > <Mihalic at anu.edu.au> >Cc: <pmuhlhau at hotmail.com>;
> > <ndegroot at online.net.pg>; <pgesch at dwu.ac.pg>;
> > ><Irene.Sawczak at oup.com> >Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2003
> > 8:43 PM >Subject: [Mihalic] RE: Approach by Oxford
> > University Press >
> > >
> > > > Dear John et al
> > > >
> > > > Thank you for this email. It represents Oxford's
> > position quite well and >I'd
> > > > like to add the following points:
> > > >
> > > > First: I want to underscore that fact that Oxford
> > University Press is  >not
> > >in
> > > > the business of plagiarism. We do not publish
> > someone's work without  >their
> > > > agreement and anyone whose work is reproduced by the
> > Press will be >credited
> > > > and acknowledged in a proper manner.
> > > >
> > > > Second: Oxford has a long histroy of publishing for
> > PNG, and we have  >long
> > > > felt that it is time for the Press to publish an
> > Oxford Dictionary of  >Tok
> > > > Pisin, and indeed, time for Tok Pisin to have a modern
> > > > Dictionary as a standard reference for the language.
> > > >
> > > > Third: it is unusual for a compiler of manuscript not
> > > > to want that intellectual property made available to a
> > > > wide audience through the publication of a book.
> > Whatever concerns you have, may I please ask that >you
> > > > air them fully and frankly with  me.
> > > >
> > > > Fourth: my next visit to PNG is planned for March.
> > > > Irene Sawczak  from Oxford, will join me on that trip.
> > We fly to Moresby on Sunday 21 March, >and
> > > > the draft itinerary is to spend the nights of Sun, Mon
> > and Tues in >Moresby,
> > > > Wed night in Goroka, Thurs night in Lae, Fri night in
> > Madang, Sat night  >in
> > > > Moresby, and fly back to Australia on Sunday 28 March.
> > > > We would be very pleased to meet whoever may be in
> > Moresby, Goroka, Lae or Madang while  >we
> > > > are there,
> > > >
> > > > My best wishes to everyone for a safe and peaceful
> > Christmas and New  >Year.
> > > >
> > > > Ray O'Farrell
> > > > Oxford University Press
> > > > Representative agent: PNG and The Pacific
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > >From: "John Burton" <JohnEllissenBurton at hotmail.om>
> > > > >To: <Mihalic at anu.edu.au>
> > > > >CC: "'Ray O'Farrell'"
> > > >
> > > ><rayofarrell at hotmail.com>,<ndegroot at online.net.pg>
> > ,<Irene.Sawczak at oup.com>, ><pmuhlhau at hotmail.com>
> > > > ,<pgesch at dwu.ac.pg> >Subject: Approach by Oxford
> > > > University Press >Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2003 09:56:46
> > > > +1000 >
> > > > >Folks
> > > > >
> > > > >Don Niles of the Institute of PNG Studies recently
> > > > met the regional >representative for Oxford University
> > > > Press, Ray Farrell, in Port >Moresby, and has put him
> > > > in touch with me. The substance of (brief)
> > >discussions so far is that Oxford is interested in
> > > > publishing two Tok >Pisin dictionaries in the near
> > > > future. >
> > > > >* a Tok Pisin Study Dictionary - a 'learner's style
> > > > work matching other >dictionaries in Oxford's Study
> > > > Dictionary series >* the Revised Mihalic - our project
> > > > , a longer and more comprehensive >work
> > > > >
> > > > >I will forward future correspondence to the list. My
> > concerns so far  >are
> > > > >that the efforts of all contributors are protected
> > > > and acknowledged. >This particularly applies to the
> > > > suppliers of specialised lists, >concordances and the
> > > > like, and the previous collaborator with Mihalic,
> > >Peter Mühlhäusler, who was very anxious at the outset
> > > > that we did not >plagiarise his marked-up manuscript
> > > > dating to c1979. >
> > > > >I have given an assurance to Mühlhäusler that we
> > > > would protect his and >his wife's work and one means
> > > > of doing so has been to advise him that >his
> > publications are comprehensive enough that we have our
> > > > work cut out >consulting them and that only when we
> > have exhausted them, and of  >course
> > > > >given source attibution in the usual way, will we
> > > > turn to the >manuscript.
> > > > >
> > > > >Although there are issues to resolve, I am very
> > > > pleased that Oxford has >made this approach. I have
> > > > advised that we are plodding rather than >rushing
> > along, but that we conceive of trying to organise a
> > > > conference >at Divine Word University, Mihalic last
> > > > home in PNG, as the next step >after completing a
> > > > first pass of the (old) headwords. >
> > > > >What does everybody think?
> > > > >
> > > > >Pat Gesch - any comments?
> > > > >Peter Mühlhäusler - any comments?
> > > > >
> > > > >All the best for the festive season
> > > > >John Burton
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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