The sixth ASANAL Conference on Asian Languages, Denpasar, Bali, 7-12 September 1981 / ASANAL. This conference is an important event because its theme and issues area highly relevant to natonal development in Asian countries. The theme of the present conference is "the role of literature, especially indigenous literature, in the development of national languages in Asia. Accordingly, its objectives are (l) to study the relationship between language and literature and the contribution of literature to the development of national languages in Asia, (2) to provide a forum where scholars in the field of language and literature from Asian countries as well as from other parts of the world can share their knowledge, research findings and experiences with regard to language and literature and (3) to strengthen harmonious relations among nations of the world, especially those of Asia.