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Abstract Information

Please note: The Abstract Submission Site is now closed.

Key Deadline Dates

Abstract Format and Content

In response to feedback from the participants at the 2005 conference in Berlin submissions of abstracts are invited in one of two formats:  symposia or posters.

Note that the 2008 conference will not feature independent oral paper presentations outside the symposia. Posters will have an equal status to symposia presentations: they will have their own time slots at the conference and will not be presented in parallel with symposia.

Submission Instructions for Symposia and Poster Abstracts

Please find below the submission instructions and template which must be used during the abstract submission process, please print these off before starting your submission.

• All abstracts must be submitted electronically at the conference website at http://in-conf.conference-services.net/authorlogin.asp?conferenceID=1097&language=en-uk

• The abstract submission site will be open between 15 April 2007 and 15 October 2007.  Late abstracts will not be considered.

• If you are unable to submit your proposal electronically please contact In Conference by e-mail IASCL@in-conference.org.uk well in advance of 15th October.

• Notifications of acceptance/rejection decisions will be sent to the symposium organiser or the first author of a poster submission by 14th January 2008.

• Abstracts for both symposia and poster presentations will be double-blind peer-reviewed by 3 referees.

• The symposium organiser is responsible for ensuring the symposium chair and first authors or the presenter of individual papers are registered by 29th February 2008. The first author or presenter of a poster submission must also be registered by the same date. Accepted symposia or posters that do not comply with this rule will be removed from the programme.

• Please note that a maximum of 1 first-authored paper/poster will be selected for presentation by each author. However, there is no limit on the number of papers/posters that can be selected in any other authorship status.

• No changes in authorship will be possible after the review process is completed.

• All abstracts must be submitted in English.

• The overview for symposia and all individual abstracts whether for poster or symposium should not exceed 500 words.

• The organiser of the symposium is responsible for submitting the overview and all of the individual abstracts.

• At least one person from each paper must register to attend the conference, in most cases we expect this to be the presenting author. You will not be allowed to register for and present more than one paper during the conference.

Topics

We invite you to submit symposia or posters of original, previously unpublished research on all aspects of child language, including:

• Bilingual first language acquisition

• Child second language acquisition

• Cognition and language development

• Connections between language development and language change

• Language development in atypical populations

• Language evolution and language acquisition

• Linguistic interfaces in child language development

• New methods in child language research

• Processing vs. representations in early child language

• Qualitative and quantitative input factors in language development

• Relationship between music and language development

Submissions in areas related to child language not listed above are also welcome.

A. Symposia

Symposia are collections of 3-5 individual paper presentations that relate to a narrowly defined topic of interest. They are offered in 2-hour sessions, we suggest each individual paper should be 20 minutes including discussion time.

Each symposium session will have an organiser and a chair. Details on the organiser and the chair should be included in the submission; the organiser and the chair can be the same person.

The organiser of each symposium is the person responsible for:

• securing the cooperation of all the participants who are to be involved in the symposium before the proposal is submitted.

• submitting the overview and all of the individual abstracts on the on-line system

• deciding on the internal structure of the symposium. 

• IMPORTANT:  The organiser will be the only person who receives the information on the symposium and it is their responsibility to pass this information onto the individual paper authors.

The chair of each symposium is the person responsible for:

• Chairing the session.

Format and content of Symposia Submissions

• Abstracts must represent original, unpublished research.

• Proposals for symposia will include a summary of all studies with a clearly defined common theme. Sufficient detail should be provided to allow peer reviewers to judge the scientific merit of the proposal.

• The symposium summary and individual paper abstracts should not be longer than 500 words each.

• The symposium proposal and each abstract therein should be clearly titled and include the individual paper titles, individual authors’ names (including information about the organiser and the chair) and professional affiliations.

B. Posters

Format and content of Symposia Submissions

• Abstracts must represent original, unpublished research.

• Each submission should be clearly titled and include the names of the authors and professional affiliations

• Each abstract should not exceed 500 words: The abstract should include enough detail to allow reviewers to judge the scientific merits of the study.

Local Organising Academic Committee

Antonella Sorace (University of Edinburgh)
Mits Ota (University of Edinburgh)
Barbora Skarabela (University of Edinburgh)

If you require any further information please contact the IASCL Organisers:

In Conference Ltd
IASCL Conference Organisers
4-6 Oak Lane
Edinburgh, EH12 6XH
Scotland, UK

Tel: +44 (0)131 339 9235
Fax: +44 (0)131 339 9798

Email: iascl@in-conference.org.uk
Web: www.in-conference.org.uk

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