LINGUIST List 21.4785 Sun Nov 28 2010 Calls: Creoles, General Linguistics/Portugal Editor for this issue: Di Wdzenczny <dilinguistlist.org> New! Visit LL's Multitree project for over 1000 trees dynamically generated from scholarly hypotheses about language relationships:             http://multitree.linguistlist.org/ LINGUIST is pleased to announce the launch of an exciting new feature: Easy Abstracts! Easy Abs is a free abstract submission and review facility designed to help conference organizers and reviewers accept and process abstracts online. Just go to: http://www.linguistlist.org/confcustom, and begin your conference customization process today! With Easy Abstracts, submission and review will be as easy as 1-2-3! Directory         1.     Tjerk Hagemeijer , 9th Annual Meeting of ACBPLE Message 1: 9th Annual Meeting of ACBPLE Date: 26-Nov-2010 From: Tjerk Hagemeijer <tjerk.hagemeijergmail.com> Subject: 9th Annual Meeting of ACBPLE E-mail this message to a friend Full Title: 9th Annual Meeting of ACBPLE Short Title: ACBLPE Date: 07-Jul-2011 - 08-Jul-2011 Location: Porto, Portugal Contact Person: Sílvio Sousa Meeting Email: silvio_niklashotmail.com Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics Language Family(ies): Creole Call Deadline: 21-Jan-2011 Meeting Description: ACBLPE (Associação de Crioulos de Base Lexical Portuguesa e Espanhola) welcomes abstracts in any area of language contact involving Spanish and/or Portuguese. Call For Papers Abstracts in any area of language contact involving Spanish and/or Portuguese are invited. Notification of the results of the abstract evaluation will be sent by the end of February. The format of the abstract must adhere to the requirements specified in sections A and B below: A. Abstract: electronic format 1. Authors must carefully follow the directions concerning the organization of the abstract, detailed in section B below. 2. The abstract (including examples) must comprise a minimum of 300 words and a maximum of 500 words. Please note the word count at the bottom of the abstract. 3. The abstract should be sent as an attachment in WORD or RTF format. If this is not possible, send the abstract to the postal address shown below. 4. At the top of the abstract, outside the typing area, put the title. 5. Your name should only appear in e-mail message carrying the attached abstract. 6. Special fonts: If your abstract uses any special fonts, there are three options: i. In addition to the document in WORD or RTF format, you can send a PDF document. ii. In the e-mail message, annex the special fonts that are required in your text. iii. Send a paper copy to the address shown below. 7. When sending the email submission, please provide the following information in the body of the message (use the numbering system given below): 1. Title of abstract: 2. Name: 3. Address: 4. Affiliation: 5. Status (faculty, student): 6. Email address: 7. Fax: 8. Phone numbers: Send abstracts to: Silvio Sousa - silvio_niklashotmail.com. In the subject window, please write 'ACBLPE 2011 Abstract' and your name. If you are unable to send an abstract in an electronic format, mail your abstract to: Silvio Sousa Rua José Rodrigues Migueis, 19 4435-301 Rio Tinto Portugal Deadline: Sunday, 21 January 2011. Notification of acceptance: 28 February 2011. B. Organization of the abstract Many abstracts are rejected because they omit crucial information rather than because of errors in what they include. A suggested outline for abstracts is as follows: 1. Choose a title that clearly indicates the topic of the paper and is no more than one line long. 2. In the abstract, state the topic clearly. 3. Make reference to prior work on the topic. 4. When essential to the clarity of the argumentation, present linguistic data (with glosses). Explain abbreviations at their first occurrence. 5. If the paper presents the results of experiments, but collection of results is not yet complete, present the provisional results in detail. Also indicate the nature of the experimental design and the specific hypothesis tested. 6. State the relevance of your hypothesis to past work. Describe the analysis in as much detail as possible. Avoid vague or unsubstantiated statements. 7. State the contribution to linguistic research made by the analysis. 8. Citation of the relevant literature is essential within the abstract. However, the inclusion of a list of references at the end of the abstract is not obligatory. Abstracts will be assessed on the basis of the following three criteria: 1. The relevance and significance of the proposed topic and/or the originality of the study. 2. The argumentation (including the clarity of the argument and the results/conclusions. 3. Knowledge of the relevant research literature and theory. New! Visit LL's Multitree project for over 1000 trees dynamically generated from scholarly hypotheses about language relationships:             http://multitree.linguistlist.org/ Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 28-Nov-2010       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.