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Jeff Siegel earned his PhD at the Australian National University in 1985 and has been teaching linguistics ever since. He has held positions at the University of the South Pacific, the University of New England, and served as the foundation director of the Charlene Sato Center for Pidgin, Creole and Dialect Studies at the University of Hawai'i. His research has primarily focused on language contact, pidgins, creoles, and new dialects, and recently on language documentation.

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Linguist Jeff Siegel Publishes Comprehensive Nama Dictionary

Jul 30, 2024 2:10 PM EDT

ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia, July 30, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Jeff Siegel, Emeritus Professor at the University of New England, has released his latest work, the “Nama Dictionary” (ISBN: 978-1923065512; March 11, 2024). The book is a detailed resource on the Nama language of Southern New Guinea. This is the first dictionary of a language from the Yam family to be published, contributing significantly to the documentation and preservation of Papuan languages.