SLX21: SociolinguistEssex 21 University of Essex Colchester, UK, June 22, 2017 |
Conference website | https://www.essex.ac.uk/langling/conferences/sociolinguist_essex/ |
Abstract registration deadline | May 10, 2017 |
Submission deadline | May 10, 2017 |
Submission link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=slx21
21st SLX: SociolinguistEssex Conference
An internal Sociolinguistics conference at the University of Essex, for all staff and students.
Date: Thursday 22nd June 2017
Time: 10:00-17:00
Location: 4.722 (Senate Room), University of Essex
The organising committee of SociolinguistEssex 21 invites all University of Essex postgraduates and third-year undergraduates to submit abstracts for oral presentations on any topic within sociolinguistics. This call is extended to any students whose work is relevant to sociolinguistics. Chosen abstracts will be allotted 20 minutes for presentation, plus time for questions and discussion.
Abstracts must be submitted by: Wednesday 10th May 2017.
Applicants notified by: Friday 19th May 2017.
Please include the following information with your abstract:
- Your full name
- Year of study
- Name of Supervisor
- Area of interest
Submission Guidelines
All the following guidelines apply to abstracts for oral presentations.
• Your abstract must be in Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) format. In addition, you should make sure that your abstract conforms to the formatting guidelines below.
• Please send an anonymised copy of your abstract file to the above link. The copy should be anonymous (title and abstract text only). If you get accepted we will ask you to send a named abstract that should contain, along with the abstract text itself, the following identifying information: title of abstract; author’s name; author’s affiliation. The filename of your anonymous abstract should be in the following format: first three words of the title of your abstract_anon (e.g. SententialWordOrder_anon.docx). The filename of your named abstract should be in the following format: first three words of the title of your abstract_named (e.g. SententialWordOrder_named.docx).
Abstract Formatting Guidelines
Your abstract should be no more than 400 words in length, including references.
Please format the page as follows: • line spacing: 1.5 • all margins: 2.5cm (1 inch) • text alignment: justified • title text: Times New Roman, 14pt, bold, centred (NB: this should include name and affiliation on the named abstract file) • body text: Times New Roman, 12pt • paragraphs: do not indent; leave one clear line between paragraphs
Abstract Review and Acceptance
• All abstracts which conform to the above guidelines will be anonymously reviewed by two reviewers. Once the review process is complete, you will be notified by the organising committee if your abstract has been accepted for oral or poster presentation. • Accepted abstracts will be allotted 20 minutes for presentation and 10 minutes for discussion.
Contact
Questions regarding the conference or abstract submissions should be addressed to (address to be added).