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5th BIENNIAL CONFERENCE OF THE ASIAN ASSOCIATION FOR LEXICOGRAPHY
  
 
Asialex-2007 (Chennai) DECEMBER 6-8, 2007
  
 
The 5th Biennial Conference of the Asian Association for Lexicography (ASIALEX) is to be held in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India under the auspices of the University of Madras during December 6-8, 2007. The general theme for the Asialex-2007 is ASIAN LEXICOGRAPHY: RETROSPECT AND PROSPECT.
  
     
 
The University of Madras is one of the three oldest universities of India established in 1857. It is known for its dictionaries, especially the Tamil Lexicon (1924-39) among other things. As part of its year long 150th year celebrations, the Asialex-2007 is organized. As the General Secretary of the Lexicographical Society of India (LxSI) , Prof. V. Jayadevan conducted the 2nd International Conference on Indian Lexicography during March 21-23, 2005. He is at present revising the Tamil Lexicon.
 
     
 
ASIALEX
  
 
The Asian Association for Lexicography (ASIALEX) was established in March 1997, during the Conference on Dictionaries and Lexicography in Asia held at the Language Centre of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. The major objective of ASIALEX is to foster scholarly and professional activities in the field of lexicography in Asia.
 
 

 
 
The international conferences of ASIALEX have been conducted biennially as detailed below:
  
 
1999
Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Guangzhou (Canton), China
2001
Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
2003
Meikai University, Tokyo, Japan
2005
National University of Singapore, Singapore
2007
University of Madras, Chennai, India
December 6-8, 2007
 
     
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