In May the President and Secretary General (SG) met the Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the 18th International Congress of Linguists. They were impressed by the organisational talents and the facilities Korea can offer the participants.

In our annual report for 2004 we reported the possible installation of a Chair of Endangered Languages at Leiden University. Unfortunately in 2005 we had to conclude that this was out of the question.

In 2005 the BL2001 appeared. The publisher wants to make up a backlog of one volume within two years.

Executive Committee in 2005:

P r e s i d e n t
Professor F. Kiefer, Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Benczur utca 33, H-1068 Budapest, Hungary. Fax: + 36 1 32 292 97, e-mail: kiefer@nytud.hu

F i r s t V i c e - P r e s i d e n t
Professor P. Ramat, Università degli Studi di Pavia, Dipartimento di Linguistica, Strada Nuova 65, I-27100 Pavia, Italy. Fax: + 39 382 504487, e-mail: paoram@unipv.it

S e c o n d V i c e - P r e s i d e n t
Professor A. Bamgbose, Linguistic Association of Nigeria, University of Ibadan, Dept. of Linguistics and African Languages, Ibadan, Nigeria. Fax: + 234 2 8104017, e-mail: bamgbose@skannet.com

S e c r e t a r y - G e n e r a l
Professor P.G.J. van Sterkenburg, Instituut voor Nederlandse Lexicologie, P.O. Box 9515, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands. Fax: + 31 71 5272115, e-mail: sterkenburg@inl.nl

M e m b e r s
Professor M.S. Anwar, Department of Foreign Languages, Faculty of Arts, UAE University, P.O. Box 59911, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Fax: + 971 36 21406, e-mail: Manwar@uaeu.ac.ae

Professor David Bradley, La Trobe University, Department of Linguistics, VIC 3086, Australia. Fax: + 61 3 9479 1520, e-mail: d.bradley@latrobe.edu.au

Professor Eva Hajicova, Head of the Center for Computational Linguistics, Charles University, Malostranske nam. 25, 118 00 Prague 1, Czech Republic. Fax + 420 2 2191 4309, e-mail: hajicova@ufal.mff.cuni.cz

Professor Shen Jiaxuan, Director Institute of Linguistics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, 5 Jianguomennei Dajie, Beijing 100732, China. Fax: + 86 10 6513 7403

Professor Chr. Lehmann, Philosophische Fakultät, Universität, Postfach 900221, 99105 Erfurt, Germany. Fax: + 49 361 737 1909, e-mail: christian.lehmann@uni-erfurt.de

Professor J. Rischel, Institut for Algem. og Anvendt Sprogvidenskap, Københavns Universitet, Njalsgade 80, DK-2300, Copenhagen S, Denmark. E-mail: rischel@privat.tele.dk

Professor T. Shimomiya, Gakushuin Univ. Dept. of German, Mejiro 1-5-1, Toshima-ku, Tokyo, Japan 171. Fax: + 81 429 261 546

Professor F.J. Newmeyer, Linguistic Society of America, University of Washington, Dept. of Linguistics, Seattle WA 98195-4340, U.S.A. E-mail: fjn@u.washington.edu

General Assembly in 2005:

A l b a n i a
Professor Enver Hysa, deputy-director of the Institute of Linguistics and Literature (Academy of Sciences) "Naim Frasheri"Street No. 7, Tirana. Fax: + 355 4235134, e-mail: enverhysa@yahoo.com

A u s t r a l i a
Professor David Bradley, La Trobe University, Department of Linguistics, VIC 3086, Australia. Fax: + 61 3 9479 1520, e-mail: d.bradley@latrobe.edu.au

A u s t r i a
Professor W.U. Dressler, Institut für Sprachwissenschaft, Berggasse 11/ 2. Stiege/ 3. Stock, A-1090 Vienna. Fax: + 43 1 315 5347, e-mail: Ulli@ling.univie.ac.at

B e l a r u s
Professor Dmitri G. Bogushevich, President of BACL, Zakharov Street 21, 220030 Belarus, Minsk.

B e l g i u m
Dr. Saskia Kindt, Belgian Cercle for Linguistics, Klompenmakersstraat 49, 9100 Nieuwkerken-Waas. E-mail: saskia.kindt@ua.ac.be

C a n a d a
Dr. John Archibald, Department of Linguistics, Social Sciences 828, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4. E-mail: john.archibald@ucalgary.ca

C h i n a
Professor Shen Jiaxuan, Director Institute of Linguistics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, 5 Jianguomennei Dajie, Beijing 100732. Fax: + 86 10 6513 7403

C u b a
Professor Max E. Figueroa-Esteva, Escuela de Lengua y Literaturas Hispánicas (UMSNH), Madero Ote. 580, Col. Centro, 58000 Morelia, Mich., Mexico. Fax + 52 4 317 1054, e-mail: max@unimedia.net.mx

C z e c h r e p u b l i c
Professor Eva Hajicova, Head of the Center for Computational Linguistics, Charles University, Malostranske nam. 25, 118 00 Prague 1. Fax + 420 2 2191 4309, e-mail hajicova@ufal.mff.cuni.cz

D e n m a r k
Professor J. Rischel, Institut for Algem. og Anvendt Sprogvidenskap, Københavns Universitet, Njalsgade 80, DK-2300, Copenhagen S. E-mail: rischel@privat.tele.dk

E n g l a n d
Professor N. Vincent, Dept. of Linguistics, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL. Fax: + 44 61 275 3187, e-mail: nigel.vincent@man.ac.uk

F i n l a n d
Professor F. Karlsson, University of Helsinki, Dept. of General Linguistics, P.O. Box 9 (Siltavuorenpenger 20a), FIN-00014 Helsinki. Fax: + 35 80653 726, e-mail: fgk@ling.helsinki.fi

F r a n c e
Professor Alain Lemaréchal, Université de Paris Sorbonne (Paris IV), 1, rue Victor Cousin, 75231 Paris Cedex 05. Fax: + 33 1 40462588, e-mail: catherine.secretan@wanadoo.fr

G a b o n
Professor J. Kwenzi-Mikala, Université Omar-Bongo, B.P. 13131 Libreville. Fax: + 241 732045

G e r m a n y
Professor Chr. Lehmann, Philosophische Fakultät, Universität, Postfach 900221, 99105 Erfurt. Fax: + 49 361 737 1909, e-mail: christian.lehmann@uni-erfurt.de

H u n g a r y
Professor F. Kiefer, Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Benczur utca 33, H-1068 Budapest. Fax: + 36 1 32 292 97, e-mail: kiefer@nytud.hu

I n d o n e s i a
Professor Soenjono Dardjowidjojo, Atma Jaya Catholic Univ., Jalan Jendral Sudirman 49A, Jakarta Selatan.

I r e l a n d
Professor Breandán Ó Buachalla, Cnoc na Sí, An Charraig Dhubh, Co. Átha Cliath. E-mail: bobnui@eircom.net

I s r a e l
Professor Yishai Tobin, Dept. of Foreign Lit. and Linguistics & Dept. of Behavioral Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, P.O. Box 653, 84105 Be'er Sheva. Fax: + 972 7 6472907/6472932, e-mail yishai@bgumail.bgu.ac.il

I t a l y
Professor P. Ramat, Università degli Studi di Pavia, Dipartimento di Linguistica, Strada Nuova 65, I-27100 Pavia. Fax: + 39 382 504487, e-mail: paoram@unipv.it

J a p a n
Professor Y. Nagashima, Gakushuin Univ. Dept. of Japanese Language & Literature, Faculty of Letters, Mejiro 1-5-1, Toshima-ku, Tokyo, Japan 171-0031. Fax: + 01081 35992 9309, e-mail: yoshio.nagashima@gakushuin.ac.jp

K o r e a
Professor Ik-Hwan Lee, President of the Linguistic Society of Korea, Department of English, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749. E-mail: ihlee@lex.yonsei.ac.kr

N e t h e r l a n d s
Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen. Kloveniersburgwal 29, 1011 JV Amsterdam.

N i g e r i a
Professor A. Bamgbose, Linguistic Association of Nigeria, University of Ibadan, Dept. of Linguistics and African Languages, Ibadan. Fax. + 234 2 8104017, e-mail: bamgbose@skannet.com

N o r w a y
Professor John Ole Askedal, University of Oslo, Germanistisk Institut, Boks 1004, Blindern, 0315 Oslo.

P o l a n d
Professor Barbara Lewandoska-Tomaszcyk, University of Lodz, Department of English Language, Kosciuszki 65, 90514 Lodz. Fax: + 4842 6655 220, e-mail: blt@uni.lodz.pl

R o m a n i a
Dr. Marius Sala, Academia Român?, Institutul de Lingvistic? "Iorgu Iordan", Calea 13 Septembrie 13, 76100, sector 5, Bucharest. Fax: + 40 1 4103410

S p a i n
Professor Manuel Leonetti, Departamento de Filologia, Facultad de Filosifia y Letras, Universidad de Alcal, Edificio S. Jose de Caracciolos, C/Trinidad, 5, 28801-ALCAL (Madrid). E-mail: manuel.leonetti@uah.es

S w i t z e r l a n d
Professor I. Werlen, Universität Bern, Inst. für Sprachwissenschaft, Länggassstraße 49, CH-3000 Bern 9. Fax: + 41 631 3603, e-mail: iwar.werlen@isw.unibe.ch

T u r k e y
Prof. A. Sumru Özsoy, Bo?aziçi University, Englisch Language and Literature, 34342 Bebek, Istanbul, e-mail: ozsoys@boun.edu.tr

U n i t e d A r a b E m i r a t e s
Professor M.S. Anwar, Department of Foreign Languages, Faculty of Arts, UAE University, P.O. Box 59911, Abu Dhabi. Fax: + 971 3621406, e-mail: manwar@uaeu.ac.ae

U n i t e d S t a t e s o f A m e r i c a
Professor F.J. Newmeyer, Linguistic Society of America, University of Washington, Dept. of Linguistics, Seattle WA 98195-4340. E-mail: fjn@u.washington.edu

S . I . D . G . (Société Internationale de dialectologie et géolinguistique)
Professor W. Viereck, An der Universität 9, 96045 Bamberg, Germany. Fax: + 49 951/8632167, e-mail: wolfgang.viereck@split.uni-bamberg.de

S . L . E . (Societas Linguistica Europaea)
Professor Dieter Kastovsky, Universität Wien, Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik, Universitäts-campus AAKH-Hof 8, Spitalgasse 2-4, A-1090 Vienna, Austria. E-mail: dieter.kastovsky@univie.ac.at

CIPL has 34 paying members at present. Four countries that have failed to pay their contribution for six or more years have been excluded from the list.

Fortunately we were able to add two new members, namely Albania and Turkey.

Our wide-ranging contact with the Slavisticno Drustvo Slovenije (SDS) unfortunately ended without result. Correspondence with Sweden also ended in September of last year. The Latvian Language Institute and the Linguistic Society of India stated an initial interest in becoming CIPL members but sadly the CIPL has heard nothing more. Also there has been no e-mail traffic with the Colegio de Mexico since September 2005.

Intervention/co-operation on the part of CIPL members will therefore always be appreciated.

CIPL's future prospects

In 2005 the President and SG of CIPL had an informal meeting with a number of linguists in Budapest to talk about the near future of CIPL.

It was thought that an exchange of ideas between young linguists and senior officers of CIPL could reinforce the effect of CIPL on the international community of linguists.

The following suggestions were made and should be discussed by the EC:

CIPL has been extremely successful since its foundation. The congresses should be continued because of their all-encompassing topics, because they are the best meeting points for juniors and seniors and because they are open to all interested parties.

It would be advisable to reformulate the goals of the Association. It could be an interesting development if CIPL were to become an umbrella organisation connecting all linguistic disciplines. CIPL should build interfaces between linguists in order to bring this about.

CIPL ought to structure the social debate on linguistic matters such as: Language and Education, Linguistic Thinking, Endangered Languages, Language Rights and Language-Based Discrimination.

CIPL must develop frameworks for linguistic organisations to be used by countries where linguistic research is just starting.

CIPL must also bridge the gap between linguists of the East and the West. It should become an organisation that is more than a linguistic platform for linguists exclusively from the USA and Europe.

CIPL must give the most up-to-date information about developments in linguistic science (e.g. neurolinguistics, logical linguistics etc.), must look for new paths to follow in linguistic research, must predict where linguistics stands within one generation and must answer the question as to what we can do to accomplish this.

CIPL should offer a forum for young linguists. For instance by organising a joint Summer School with GLOW.

The social structure of the Congress should be changed. The main emphasis should be on workshops rather than talks. The impression should be given that we are interested in people. That may be possible in very specialised workshops organised by outstanding specialists. No linguistic areas - such as phonetics and computational linguistics - should be excluded, even though CIPL is not a congress for applied linguistics. The workshop organisers should be required to apply very strict selection. It is up to them to invite the best participants possible. It is advisable that a senior person should function as chairperson. But the juniors have to do the work. They must ask their seniors: "I would like to apply for a workshop - would you chair it?" The workshop framework is also important. A possible construction is: opening lecture followed by a workshop on the same topic and the same for the closing lecture. A central theme should not be imposed. The CIPL congress must be a market place.

State-of-the-art lectures must be retained since they provide linguists with concise information on general developments in the various fields.

The links between CIPL and the national scientific organisations must be reinforced. If a particular country is home to many scientific organisations, each of them should be invited to send a representative.

Endangered Languages

As mentioned in our introduction, unfortunately it has not proved possible to install a Chair of Endangered Languages at Leiden University. After consulting several colleagues in the Arts faculty, the SG had to conclude that according to these colleagues there is already a chair in Leiden which shares a great deal of common ground with the subject of endangered languages.

Furthermore the SG approached his colleagues at Nijmegen University to ask them if they might be interested in installing such a chair. They showed a preference for organising an annual summer school, since only installing a chair is - in their opinion - somewhat insignificant. They also suggested collaboration with the Max Planck Institute in Nijmegen. They also expect CIPL to make a major investment in a summer school of this nature. Figures of around € 15,000 - 20,000 were mentioned. CIPL is unable to invest that sort of money. The SG is to look for other solutions. Leiden is prepared to organise a summer school itself and to give CIPL an important role in it. Negotiations on the subject with the Dean of the Faculty of Letters are ongoing.

In December 2005, the 54th annual volume (BL 2001) of the Linguistic Bibliography/Bibliographie Linguistique was published by Springer, Dordrecht. BL 2001 contains 21,579 linguistic titles on the world's languages, written in English, and about 50 other languages.

BL's online version at www.blonline.nl has just been updated. It contains approximately 200,000 records, 14,825 of which concern studies published after 2001 (23 from 2006). BLonline can be consulted free of charge through a user-friendly interface.

It is the general policy of the BL editorial team to focus on less common languages and on publications outside the English-speaking world.

Last year we had already reported that the Dutch National Library had decided to concentrate its future activities exclusively on its "core business", namely the history, language and culture of the Netherlands. It no longer wishes to involve itself in activities that do not fully fit into this restricted area. As a consequence, the facilities for BL at the National Library will be terminated as of January 1st, 2006.

The SG has entered into consultation with the board of his institute (Institute of Dutch Lexicology) and with the management of publishers Brill about a possible home for BL's bibliographers.

The 18th International Congress of Linguists will be held in Seoul, Republic of Korea, from 21 to 26 July 2008.

Venue: the Korea University. Theme: Unity and Diversity of Languages.

The following topics are proposed for the Plenary Sessions:
- Sign Language
- Evolution of language
- The semantics-pragmatics interface
- Syntax
- The phonological, neurolinguistics and psycholinguistics interface
- The structure of the lexicon
- Linguistic rights
- Formal semantics

Tentative Topics of parallel sessions are:
- Language, mind and brain, Information structure
- Language Policy
- Intercultural pragmatics, language and society
- Historical and comparative linguistics
- Phonetics and phonology
- Lexical semantics
- Tense, aspect and modality
- Computational linguistics
- Syntax
- Varia

Workshops: the topics of the workshops will be determined by the applicants.Writing System and the Linguistic structure and Linguistic Theories and Language Education will be included in the workshop sessions.

The congress will be organised by the Linguistic Society of Korea (LSK) under the auspices of the Comité International Permanent des Linguistes (CIPL), sponsored by the Korean Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development.

Professor Ik-Hwan Lee and Professor Chai-song Hong will chair the LOC. The Secretary-General is Professor Young-Se Kang.