 John LynchJohn Lynch graduated with a BA (First Class Honours) in Anthropology from the University of Sydney in 1968, and a PhD in Linguistics from the University of Hawaii in 1974. He taught at the University of Papua New Guinea from 1970-91 (being Vice-Chancellor for the last five years), and has been at the University of the South Pacific (Emalus Campus, Port Vila, Vanuatu) since 1991, where he is currently Professor of pacific Languages and also Pro Vice-Chancellor (regional Affairs). His major research interests have been in descriptive studies of Melanesian languages (mainly those of Vanuatu), and comparative-historical studies within the Oceanic subgroup of Austronesian. He has also conducted research into pidgin and creole languages (especially Bislama and other dialects of Melanesian Pidgin). Among his major books are Pacific languages: An introduction (1998), The linguistic history of Southern Vanuatu (2001), Languages of Vanuatu: A new survey and bibliography (2001, with Terry Crowley), and The Oceanic languages (2002, with Malcolm Ross and Terry Crowley), as well as dictionaries and grammars of the Lenakel and Anejom languages of Vanuatu. |