2012年10月26—28日,“第45届国际汉藏语言暨语言学会议”(45th International Conference on Sino-Tibetan Languages and Linguistics)在新加坡召开。该会由新加坡南洋理工大学主办,来自中国、英国、法国、德国、美国、澳大利亚、荷兰、尼泊尔、印度、泰国、以色列、日本等三十多个国家和中国台湾、香港地区的语言学专家130余人参加了会议,会上报告80余篇。会前10月25日还开设了南亚语系、苗瑶语 The 45th International Conference on Sino-Tibetan Languages ​​and Linguistics was held in Singapore on October 26-28, 2012. The conference is hosted by Nanyang Technological University of Singapore and is comprised of linguistics experts from more than 30 countries including China, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, the United States, Australia, the Netherlands, Nepal, India, Thailand, Israel, Japan and Hong Kong More than 80 people participated in the conference. Before the meeting on October 25 also opened a South Asian Department, Miao and Yao language