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Solomon Islands
Complete index of SIL publications

See also:

• Availability of SIL publications for Solomon Islands
• The languages of Solomon Islands

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Adpositions

• LEE, Ernest W., author. 1996. "On prepositions in Solomon Islands Pijin."

Anthropology

• BOERGER, Brenda H., author. 1998. "More than a grace note? The place of music in the Santa Cruz translation project."
• BOSWELL, Freddy, author. 2002. "The genres of ’shouted speech’ in Cheke Holo."
• DAVIS, Donald R., author. 1985. The how-to and the why (training across cultures: Observations and comments).
• PIKE, Julia A. E., author. 1991. Cross-cultural awareness.

Bibliography

• SIMONS, Linda, author. 1977. A listing of publications in Solomon Island languages.

Bilingual education

• LEE, Ernest W., author. 1996. "Solomon Islands Pijin in education."

Comparative and historical studies

• BOERGER, Brenda H.; NÆSS, Ǻshild, authors. 2008. "Reefs - Santa Cruz as Oceanic: evidence from the verb complex."  
• LEE, Ernest W., author. 1998. "Unexpected shared features in Melanesian Pidgins/Creoles: Is broken a Melanesian Pidgin/Creole?."
• LOPEZ, Cecilio, translator. n.d.. Studies on Dempwolff's Vergleichende Lautlehre des Austronesischen Wortschatzes.
• PALMER, Bill, author. 2008. "Passive possession in Oceanic."
• SIMONS, Linda, author. 1983. "A comparison of the pidgins of Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea."

Computational linguistics

• SIMONS, Gary F., author. 1977. A package of computer programs for the analysis of language survey lists.

Creole languages

• LEE, Ernest W., author. 1980. "Pride and prejudice: The status of Solomon Islands Pijin."
• LEE, Ernest W., author. 1998. "Unexpected shared features in Melanesian Pidgins/Creoles: Is broken a Melanesian Pidgin/Creole?."
• SIMONS, Linda, author. 1977. Differences between the pidgins of Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.

Cross-cultural communication

• DAVIS, Donald R., author. 1985. The how-to and the why (training across cultures: Observations and comments).
• PIKE, Julia A. E., author. 1991. Cross-cultural awareness.

Culture and folklore

• Na a'aki a mugaba-mugiki. 1981.  (Rennell-Bellona)

Dictionaries and vocabularies

• SIMONS, Linda; YOUNG, Hugh, authors. 1978. Pijin blong yumi (A guide to Solomon Islands Pijin).

Discourse genre

• BOSWELL, Freddy, author. 2002. "The genres of ’shouted speech’ in Cheke Holo."

Ethnography

• BOERGER, Brenda H., author. 1998. "More than a grace note? The place of music in the Santa Cruz translation project."
• BOSWELL, Freddy, author. 2002. "The genres of ’shouted speech’ in Cheke Holo."

Ethnomusicology

• BOERGER, Brenda H., author. 1998. "More than a grace note? The place of music in the Santa Cruz translation project."
• CHENOWETH, Vida, author. 1996. "Perseverance and patience."

Field techniques

• DAAMS, Nicolaas, author. 1984. A contrastive grammar for mother-tongue translators.

Grammatical descriptions

• BOERGER, Brenda H.; NÆSS, Ǻshild, authors. 2008. "Reefs - Santa Cruz as Oceanic: evidence from the verb complex."  
• PALMER, Bill, author. 2008. "Passive possession in Oceanic."
• SIMONS, Gary F., author. 1977. The Ghaimuta language of interior Guadalcanal.  
• SIMONS, Linda; YOUNG, Hugh, authors. 1978. Pijin blong yumi (A guide to Solomon Islands Pijin).
• UNGER, Paul, author. 2008. Aspects of Lengo grammar.

Idioms

• BOERGER, Brenda H., author. 2009. Trees of Santa Cruz Island and their metaphors.

Language instruction

• Puka hana kiriha ma isuha ana na'aha ni hanua. 1996.  (’Are’are)

Language maintenance

• BOERGER, Brenda H., author. 2007. "Natqgu literacy: capturing three domains for written language use."  

Language programs

• YOUNG, Virginia, author. 1983. Kwaio committee speeds material production.

Language surveys

• EARLY, Robert J., author. 1982. Language use and intelligibility in the central islands of Western Province.
• SIMONS, Gary F., author. 1977. A dialect survey of Santa Cruz Island.

Language use

• BOERGER, Brenda H., author. 2007. "Natqgu literacy: capturing three domains for written language use."  

Languages in contact

• SIMONS, Linda, author. 1985. "Malaitan influence on two grammatical particles in Solomon Islands Pijin."

Lexicons

• LOPEZ, Cecilio, translator. n.d.. Studies on Dempwolff's Vergleichende Lautlehre des Austronesischen Wortschatzes.
• SIMONS, Linda; YOUNG, Hugh, authors. 1978. Pijin blong yumi (A guide to Solomon Islands Pijin).

Linguistics

• BOERGER, Brenda H., author. 2009. Trees of Santa Cruz Island and their metaphors.
• BOERGER, Brenda H.; LOBER, Ashley, authors. 2009. Spatial relationships in Natügu: micro-level directionals.
• BOERGER, Brenda H.; NÆSS, Ǻshild, authors. 2008. "Reefs - Santa Cruz as Oceanic: evidence from the verb complex."  
• BOSWELL, Freddy, author. 2002. "The genres of ’shouted speech’ in Cheke Holo."
• LEE, Ernest W., author. 1996. "On prepositions in Solomon Islands Pijin."
• LEE, Ernest W., author. 1998. "Unexpected shared features in Melanesian Pidgins/Creoles: Is broken a Melanesian Pidgin/Creole?."
• LOPEZ, Cecilio, translator. n.d.. Studies on Dempwolff's Vergleichende Lautlehre des Austronesischen Wortschatzes.
• PALMER, Bill, author. 2008. "Passive possession in Oceanic."
• SIMONS, Gary F., author. 1977. A package of computer programs for the analysis of language survey lists.
• SIMONS, Gary F., author. 1977. The Ghaimuta language of interior Guadalcanal.  
• SIMONS, Gary F., author. 1980. "The verbal sentence in Arosi: a reinterpretation of Eastern Oceanic sentence structure."
• SIMONS, Linda, author. 1983. "A comparison of the pidgins of Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea."
• SIMONS, Linda, author. 1985. "Malaitan influence on two grammatical particles in Solomon Islands Pijin."
• SIMONS, Linda, author. 1986. "The pronouns of Toʼabaita (Solomon Islands)."
• SIMONS, Linda; YOUNG, Hugh, authors. 1978. Pijin blong yumi (A guide to Solomon Islands Pijin).
• UNGER, Paul, author. 2008. Aspects of Lengo grammar.
• WURM, Stephen A., author. 1981. "Notes on nominal classification systems in Äiwo, Reef Islands, Solomon Islands."

Literacy

• BOERGER, Brenda H., author. 1996. When c, q, r, x, and z are vowels: An informal report on Natqgu orthography.
• BOERGER, Brenda H., author. 2007. "Natqgu literacy: capturing three domains for written language use."  
• BOSWELL, Freddy, author. 2001. Cheke Holo orthography: local tradition clashes with a linguist’s concerns.
• BOSWELL, Freddy, author. 2011. Cheke Holo orthography: Ethnic language community decision-making and the role of trained linguists.  
• DAAMS, Nicolaas, author. 1982. A practical writing system for the language of Rennell and Bellona.
• GENTRY, Pamela, author. 1996. "Moving in unison: Vernacular literacy for women on Ontong Java."
• LEE, Ernest W., author. 1982. Solomon Island Pijin: a spelling survey.
• LEE, Ernest W., author. 1996. "Solomon Islands Pijin in education."
• SIMONS, Gary F., author. 1977. A Kwaraʼae spelling list.
• SIMONS, Gary F., author. 1977. Standardized alphabets for Malaitan languages.
• SIMONS, Gary F., author. 1980. "A survey of reading ability among the Toʼabaita speakers of Malaita."  
• YOUNG, Virginia, author. 1983. Kwaio committee speeds material production.

Literacy methods

• BOERGER, Brenda H., author. 1996. When c, q, r, x, and z are vowels: An informal report on Natqgu orthography.
• BOERGER, Brenda H., author. 2007. "Natqgu literacy: capturing three domains for written language use."  

Literacy programs

• GENTRY, Pamela, author. 1996. "Moving in unison: Vernacular literacy for women on Ontong Java."

Metaphors

• BOERGER, Brenda H., author. 2009. Trees of Santa Cruz Island and their metaphors.

Mother tongue language workers

• DAAMS, Nicolaas, author. 1984. A contrastive grammar for mother-tongue translators.

Noun classification

• WURM, Stephen A., author. 1981. "Notes on nominal classification systems in Äiwo, Reef Islands, Solomon Islands."

Orthography

• BOERGER, Brenda H., author. 1996. When c, q, r, x, and z are vowels: An informal report on Natqgu orthography.
• BOSWELL, Freddy, author. 2001. Cheke Holo orthography: local tradition clashes with a linguist’s concerns.
• BOSWELL, Freddy, author. 2011. Cheke Holo orthography: Ethnic language community decision-making and the role of trained linguists.  
• DAAMS, Nicolaas, author. 1982. A practical writing system for the language of Rennell and Bellona.
• LEE, Ernest W., author. 1982. Solomon Island Pijin: a spelling survey.
• SIMONS, Gary F., author. 1977. A Kwaraʼae spelling list.
• SIMONS, Gary F., author. 1977. Standardized alphabets for Malaitan languages.

Particles

• SIMONS, Linda, author. 1985. "Malaitan influence on two grammatical particles in Solomon Islands Pijin."

Phonological descriptions

• LOPEZ, Cecilio, translator. n.d.. Studies on Dempwolff's Vergleichende Lautlehre des Austronesischen Wortschatzes.

Primers

• Buk kc kai mz nzrlwxngr mz Natqgu. 2004.
• Iumi ridim buk I, II, III. 1982.  (Pijin)
• Lavukaleve etotovori olegis: A reading primer. 2003.  (Lavukaleve)
• Na tala ʼuria na idulaa diana. 1981.  (Lau)
• Tala ʼaelana idulaa. 1982.  (Lau)
• Thafali lana teʼemai la, etana buka. 1980.  (To’abaita)
• Thafali lana teʼemaʼi la, ruana/ula buka. 1981.  (To’abaita)
• Wokbuk blong tisa fo tisim rid an raet long Pijin. 2002.  (Pijin)

Project reports

• YOUNG, Virginia, author. 1983. Kwaio committee speeds material production.

Pronouns

• SIMONS, Linda, author. 1986. "The pronouns of Toʼabaita (Solomon Islands)."

Readers

• ?Atai 'e ka hana?. 1992.  (’Are’are)
• ?'O ko mahea? Haia, 'o ko 'ania niu. 1992.  (’Are’are)
• Be kxkqlu mz natqgu. 2002.
• Be ngr doa ne kio. 1996.
• Be ngr inapi x memwa' nzvzng mz skul. 1996.
• Be ngr kuli kx yrlqbrtile poi. 1996.
• Be ngr lrkr' ncdr poi. 1996.
• Buk fo ridim an raetem Pijin, buk 1. 1981.  (Pijin)
• Bukü ngö be nëyö më natügu. 1990.
• Dakxnzng nan trmclogo. 1996.
• Ho'asi 'e ka hiiko; Na'aha ni 'Are'are. 1992.  (’Are’are)
• Huto ma kui. n.d.  (’Are’are)
• Ko'e 'e na'a paina. n.d.  (’Are’are)
• Life in our village: Short stories from Nareabu, Santa Isabel, Solomon Islands. 1981.  (Cheke Holo)
• Nga uʼunu ki ʼana toʼolangaʼi la fasi Baebol. 1980.  (To’abaita)
• Pijin: Toktok blong Solomon an samfala poem moa. 1981.  (Pijin)
• Planem gud kisin blong iu. 1982.  (Pijin)
• Poo. 1992.  (’Are’are)
• Pua nau 'e kuru. 1995.  (’Are’are)
• Samfala kastom stori an kastom wei from Solomon Aelan an narafala kandre. 1982.  (Pijin)
• Stori abaotem sa Chales Jekop Vouza. 1982.  (Pijin)
• Tome ma hare. 1992.  (’Are’are)
• Trifala kastom stori from narafala kandre. 1982.  (Pijin)

Sentence structure

• SIMONS, Gary F., author. 1980. "The verbal sentence in Arosi: a reinterpretation of Eastern Oceanic sentence structure."

Sociolinguistics

• BOERGER, Brenda H., author. 2007. "Natqgu literacy: capturing three domains for written language use."  
• BOERGER, Brenda H.; EMERINE, Rachel; HOOVER, Angela; NÆSS, Åshild; VAA, Anders, authors. 2012. "Sociological factors in Reefs-Santa Cruz language vitality: a 40 year retrospective."  
• EARLY, Robert J., author. 1982. Language use and intelligibility in the central islands of Western Province.
• LANDWEER, M. Lynn; UNSETH, Peter, authors. 2012. "An introduction to language use in Melanesia."  
• LEE, Ernest W., author. 1980. "Pride and prejudice: The status of Solomon Islands Pijin."
• LEE, Ernest W., author. 1998. "Unexpected shared features in Melanesian Pidgins/Creoles: Is broken a Melanesian Pidgin/Creole?."
• MORGAN, Mary M., author. 1983. Language usage in the Solomon Islands.
• SIMONS, Gary F., author. 1977. A dialect survey of Santa Cruz Island.
• SIMONS, Linda, author. 1977. Differences between the pidgins of Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
• SIMONS, Linda, author. 1985. "Malaitan influence on two grammatical particles in Solomon Islands Pijin."

Spelling

• Buk blong wei fo raetem olketa wod long Pijin. 1981.  (Pijin)
• Buk blong wei fo raetem olketa wod long Pijin. 1982.  (Pijin)

Teacher's guides

• Thafali lana teʼemai la, etana buka. 1980.  (To’abaita)
• Thafali lana teʼemaʼi la, ruana bia ula buka. 1981.  (To’abaita)
• Wokbuk blong tisa fo tisim rid an raet long Pijin. 2002.  (Pijin)

Training

• DAAMS, Nicolaas, author. 1984. A contrastive grammar for mother-tongue translators.

Translation

• BOERGER, Brenda H., author. 2009. Trees of Santa Cruz Island and their metaphors.
• DAAMS, Nicolaas, author. 1984. A contrastive grammar for mother-tongue translators.
• MCARTHUR, Harry S., author. 1984. Asking the right questions.

Verbal semantics

• BOERGER, Brenda H.; LOBER, Ashley, authors. 2009. Spatial relationships in Natügu: micro-level directionals.

Verbs

• BOERGER, Brenda H.; LOBER, Ashley, authors. 2009. Spatial relationships in Natügu: micro-level directionals.
• BOERGER, Brenda H.; NÆSS, Ǻshild, authors. 2008. "Reefs - Santa Cruz as Oceanic: evidence from the verb complex."  

Workbooks

• Eksasaes buk fo iusim wetem Buk fo ridim and raetem Pijin, buk 1. 1981.  (Pijin)