LINGUIST List 23.117 Fri Jan 06 2012 Calls: General Linguistics/USA Editor for this issue: Alison Zaharee <alisonlinguistlist.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.     Michael Maune , Purdue Linguistics Association Symposium Message 1: Purdue Linguistics Association Symposium Date: 05-Jan-2012 From: Michael Maune <mmaunepurdue.edu> Subject: Purdue Linguistics Association Symposium E-mail this message to a friend Full Title: Purdue Linguistics Association Symposium Short Title: PLA Date: 23-Mar-2012 - 24-Mar-2012 Location: West Lafayette, Indiana, USA Contact Person: Ryan Hubble Meeting Email: < click here to access email > Web Site: http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~pla2006/ Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics Call Deadline: 11-Feb-2012 Meeting Description: Purdue Linguistics Association Symposium 2012 Friday and Saturday, March 23-24, 2012 Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana The 2012 PLA Student Symposium endeavors to provide undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctorate researchers from various linguistic fields opportunities to interact with those both inside and outside their respective disciplines. In addition to the Saturday paper sessions, we will also host some activities on Friday. Keynote TBA. Call for Papers: Submission deadline: Friday, February 11, 2012 Acceptance notification: Monday, February 18, 2012 General Session (Saturday): We invite submissions for abstracts for 20-minute presentations in any area related to linguistics, including, but not limited to: Phonetics Phonology Syntax Semantics Sociolinguistics Pragmatics Psycholinguistics Historical Linguistics Anthropological Linguistics Computational Linguistics Educational Linguistics Second Language Writing Speech and Hearing Sciences Formatting Guidelines: 500 words maximum 2 pages maximum (second page may be used for tables, figures, and references) PDF format Use your last name and abstract title as the name of your PDF Place the title of your paper at the top of the document Do NOT include your name, institution, or any identifying information in the body of the abstract. Submission Guidelines: All graduate students and post-doctoral students are welcome to submit an abstract. Please submit your anonymous abstract electronically at http://linguistlist.org/confcustom/PLA2011 by 11:59pm EST on Friday, February 11, 2012. Questions can be sent to plasymposiumgmail.com. Qualities of a Good Abstract: Overall: - Should be a condensation and concentration of the essential qualities of the paper - An abstract should summarize the content of the presentation, not the intent of the writer(s) - Should contain only that which you are specifically reporting in the study - An abstract should include: Principal objectives/purpose and scope of the work Methodology Results (do they have results yet, or are they faking it?) Conclusions Readership/Clarity: - Should assume a knowledgeable reader in the field of linguistics, but perhaps not the specific topic of study (e.g. experiencer predicates) - Phenomenon under investigation is made clear - Should provide logical connections between material included Quality of study - Shows originality and/or distinctive treatment of the topic - Uses examples to illustrate the point - Has high quality of argumentation - Offers impact to the field and furthers our understanding of the topic Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 06-Jan-2012       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.