ACBLPE & SPCL Joint Meeting

(19th - 21rst June 2013)

1rst Call for Papers

University of Lisbon, Portugal.

Call for papers. Deadline: 09 March 2013.

The

Joint Meeting of the 14th Annual Conference of the ACBLPE - Association for

Portuguese and Spanish Lexically Based Creole Languages with the SPCL - Society for

Pidgin and Creole Linguistics 2013 Summer Conference

will take place at the

University of Lisbon, Portugal, on the 19

th-21rst June 2013.

Abstracts (of papers in English, French, Portuguese, or Spanish) on linguistic issues

involving Portuguese and Spanish lexically based pidgin and creole languages or

contact situations involving Portuguese and Spanish are invited.

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, 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 follow this format (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:

Deadline:

09 March 2013.

Send abstracts to: Carlos Figueiredo:

carlosgf@umac.mo

If you are unable to send an abstract in an electronic format, mail it to:

Carlos Figueiredo

FSH

– Departmento de Português

Universidade de Macau

Av. Padre Tomás Pereira

Taipa, Macau

China

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.