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<div>The preface to the Lanyon-Orgill book says that it is based
primarily on several books and manuscripts. He claimed to have
checked every entry in the book with Tolai elders (including a Tolai
named Malada), and he says he added 3000 words based on his field
work.</div>
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<div>I agree it would be important to have any critical opinions on
this book posted.</div>
<div>--Tom Slone</div>
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[Ross Clark (FOA LING)] </font></blockquote>
<blockquote><font face="Arial" size="-1" color="#0000FF">While we're
on the subject of caution and of Lanyon-Orgill, I would like to
suggest that a certain degree of caution should be exercised in
connection with all the works of this author. For a documented case of
out-and-out falsification in one of his later books, see the review by
Paul Geraghty in the Journal of the Polynesian Society 92:554-9
(1983). In some cases all he has done is published manuscripts
compiled by others with his own name on the title page. I don't have
the Raluana dictionary here, so can't check the preface etc., but it
may be of this kind. He refers here and there to having done field
work in Melanesia, but I have never heard any independent confirmation
of this. I would be interested to know if any of the participants on
this list have any knowledge of his activities *apart* from statements
in his own publications. As far as the Raluana (Kuanua, Tolai)
dictionary goes -- since this language is particularly relevant to the
Mihalic project -- I haven't heard any suggestions that it is wildly
inaccurate, but would be interested in the experience of people who
know the language.</font></blockquote>
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