Editor for this issue: Everett Green <everettlinguistlist.org>
Full Title: Society for Pidgin and Creole Linguistics - Winter Meeting 2024
Short Title: SPCL
Date: 05-Jan-2024 - 06-Jan-2024
Location: New York City, USA
Contact Person: Stefano Manfredi
Meeting Email: [email protected]
Web Site: https://www.spclsociety.com/upcoming-conferences
Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics
Call Deadline: 01-Sep-2023
Meeting Description:
The Society for Pidgin and Creole Linguistics will hold its winter meeting in New York City (United States) from January 5 to January 6, 2024 in conjunction with the Linguistic Society of America (LSA).
Abstracts for papers on the phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, lexicon, or any other issue pertaining to the linguistic study of Pidgins, Creoles, and other contact varieties are invited for anonymous review.
Call for Papers:
Abstracts:
An abstract of approximately 500 words should be submitted as an MS Word document to [email protected].
After your title, clearly identify the area in which your submission should be reviewed (e.g., morphology, sociolinguistics). Please do not include your name or other revelatory information in the abstract.
Abstract submission deadline is September 1, 2023. Acceptance notification will be sent by October 1, 2023. See below for information about the makeup of the abstract.
Panel proposals:
Ideally, there should be no more than four papers in each panel. Each panel participant should submit an abstract and include the name of the panel in their abstract. Panel organizers should submit the following information to [email protected]: The name of the panel, a summary of the panel, the name of each member & their affiliation, and the presentation order.
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 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 the 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.
Assessment of Abstracts:
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.
Registration for the SPCL Annual Meeting is managed by the Linguistic Society of America. SPCL members who wish to participate in the SPCL Annual Meeting must register and pay for registration for the LSA Meeting as well as any additional registration fees for the SPCL meeting. All SPCL members receive the LSA member rate on their LSA registration. Those SPCL members wishing to attend catered events at the SPCL meeting must pay the associated additional event fee, to be collected by the LSA on behalf of the SPCL. Those wishing to register on-site for the in-person meeting will be expected to pay the full amount owed in order to receive a badge for entry to SPCL-catered events.
Page Updated: 29-Jul-2023
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