CSDL
Focus. CSDL 9 welcomes abstracts for papers on the interaction of language and cognition, including but not limited to work in the fields of cognitive linguistics, functional linguistics, discourse, corpus linguistics, and speech and language processing.
Length. Please submit 500-word (maximum) abstracts by May 15, 2008. This 500-word limit includes data and references. Please note that we will accept for review no more than two abstracts by the same author or set of authors.
Format. We will only accept submissions through our online system. You must paste your full abstract, including references, into the "Abstract" field of our online form. The form will also request your name, affiliation, title of the paper, up to 5 key words describing the research, and contact information including address, phone/fax, and email. No personally identifying information should appear in the abstract itself. If you wish to include a diagram or preserve formatting of examples, you may also upload a supplementary file in PDF format. This file is not a substitute for your plain text abstract.
Criteria. Successful submissions will seek to address at least one of the themes of the conference: (1) the integration of form and meaning, and (2) language and the human body. They should also feature:
(a) a well-defined research question
(b) clear delineation of the phenomenon of study
(c) precise methodology
(d) sample data
(e) actual or anticipated results
Assessment. Each abstract will be blind-reviewed on the basis of the above criteria. Notification of acceptance will be via email by June 30, 2008.