Penn Linguistics Colloquium

The special panel will be posted to this page when available.

Papers on any topic in linguistics and associated fields are welcome. Speakers will have 20 minutes for their presentations and 5 minutes for discussion and questions. Authors may submit up to two abstracts as follows: either one singly-authored and one co-authored, or two co-authored papers.

Posters: This year's conference will feature a poster session. Please indicate whether you would like your submission to be considered for a talk, poster, or both (see submission instructions).

Deadline: Abstracts are due by Monday, November 21, 2011. Notification of acceptance/rejection will be given by Wednesday, January 25, 2012.

Length: Please limit abstracts to one page, single-spaced. An additional page may be used for references and tables or sample data. Do not include your name or affiliation within the abstract.

Format: To facilitate the review process, please submit your abstract as a .pdf file.

Abstract Submission: To submit an abstract, you must follow these steps exactly:

1. To begin, click here to go to our abstract submission system and login.
2. If you do not have an existing EasyChair account, click on "sign up for an account." You will be asked to fill out a simple form to create an account.
3. Click "NewSubmission" at the top of the page.
4. Enter author information in the provided fields. Tick the "Corresponding Author" box for all authors who wish to receive e-mail correspondences or notifications.
5. Enter your title in the "Title" field.
6. In the "Abstract" field, please enter a one sentence summary, or any comments you have, in order to assist the committee in assigning reviewers. Please also indicate here whether you would like your submission to be considered for a talk, poster, or both. By default, submissions will be considered for both modes of presentation. Do not paste your full abstract into this field.
7. Enter at least three keywords.
8. Upload your abstract .pdf file in the "Paper" field. Only .pdf files will be accepted. Do not include your name or affiliation in the abstract/file name!
9. Do not tick the "Abstract only" box, or your .pdf will not be uploaded.
10. Click "Submit." You will be taken to a summary page of your submission - this is your confirmation that it has been saved. Abstracts will be reviewed anonymously.
11. You may make any necessary updates by logging in and clicking on "My Submissions."

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Email plc36@ling.upenn.edu

Visit http://www.ling.upenn.edu/Events/PLC/plc36

Penn Linguistics Colloquium
Department of Linguistics
619 Williams Hall
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305