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Call for Papers
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KNOXVILLE, TENNESEE
APRIL 3 – 5, 2008
SECOL 75 will
be hosted by the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, TN,
from April 3rd through April 5th, 2008. The
conference theme is ‘The Role of Language in Institutional Settings’. Papers and panels relating to this theme
are especially requested, but research findings in all areas of language
and linguistics are also welcome.
In addition to standard
20-minute papers presented in English, SECOL 75 invites submissions of two additional
types of program material:
n Twenty-minute papers presented
in French to form a session or sessions of French-language papers
n Panels of four or five participants
speaking on a unified topic (submitted as a single abstract by the panel
organizer (100 minute panels)
Abstracts must arrive by January 7, 2008. Send abstracts
to
Dr. Megan E. Melancon
Dept. of English, Speech, and Journalism
Georgia College
and State University
CBX 044
Milledgeville, GA 31061
megan.melancon@gcsu.edu
Fax: 478-445-5961
Phone: 478-445-5572
Attach your abstract as a Microsoft Word document (or, if this is not
possible, use WordPerfect or cut and paste the document into the body of
your e-mail). Do not include your name on the abstract itself, since all
entries will be judged anonymously. In that same Word file, under separate
cover, please enter the following information: name; affiliation; e-mail;
mailing address; phone number; title of paper; and special
equipment/technology needs.
Electronic submissions sent to the above e-mail address are strongly
preferred, but hard-copy abstracts will certainly also be considered and
should be sent to the above street address.
GUIDELINES FOR ABSTRACTS FOR 20 MINUTES PAPERS (In
English or French)
I) Give the title of the paper at the top
of the page. Do not give your name or other identifying information.
Abstracts will be judged by the Program Committee without knowledge of the
identity of the authors.
II) Limit the abstracts to about
300 words.
III) Include a statement of the
topic or purpose of the paper, preferably as the first paragraph.
A) If your paper involves the
analysis of linguistic materials, give appropriate examples, along with a
brief indication of why they are important to your argument.
B) If your paper is to present
the results of experiments and you do not yet have those results, indicate
the nature of the experiments and why the results will be significant.
C) State the relevance of your
ideas to past work or to the future development of the field.
D) State your conclusions
(however tentative); avoid saying things like "A solution to this
problem will be presented." If you are taking a stand on a
controversial issue, summarize the arguments that lead you to take this
position.
IV) These guidelines should provide authors with sufficient flexibility so
that if their ideas change somewhat or if their experimental results are
not what they expect, they can still feel that their paper is adequately
reflected by their abstract. If, however, you find that you cannot in good
conscience read your paper within the framework of the abstract as accepted
by the program committee, you may withdraw the paper by notifying Dr. Megan
E. Melancon at the above addresses prior to the
meeting. SECOL strongly discourages
sending substitute readers if you are unable to read your own paper as this
adversely affects the paper presentation.
GUIDELINES FOR ABSTRACT FOR 100 MINUTE PANELS
I) Give the title of the paper at the top
of the page. Do not give your name or other identifying information.
Abstracts will be judged by the Program Committee without knowledge of the
identity of the authors.
II) Limit the panel description to
1000 words or less.
III) Describe in detail similar to
III above. Indicate the proposed contribution of each participant, listed
as Participant I, Participant II, etc. If a give-and-take discussion is
envisioned, justify the worth of this departure from separate presentations
on the Panel topic.
IV) As above, if a Participant must
withdraw the Panel organizer(s) will alert SECOL and will in good faith
attempt to find a replacement, sending in a description of the new
Participant’s participation on the Panel.
REZA ORDOUBADIAN
AWARD
Students are reminded of the annual Reza Ordoubadian Award. This is a cash award for the paper
presented by a student at the spring SECOL meeting deemed best by a
selection committee. To be considered, three copies of the paper should be
sent along with a cover letter requesting consideration. THE DEADLINE FOR
THE 2007 ROA COMPETITION (for papers presented in April, 2007 in Natchitoches, LA)
IS 04 JANUARY 2008. The deadline for
the 2008 conference will be January, 2009.
NOTE: PRESENTERS
MUST BE MEMBERS OF SECOL AND MUST REGISTER FOR THE CONFERENCE.
Membership information is available at http://www.secol.org/membership.html
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