Call for papers (closed)

Call for papers

Abstracts may address any aspect of the analysis, description or comparison of the languages traditionally referred to as Adamawa. This conference also welcomes interdisciplinary abstracts that focus on topics related to the speakers of Adamawa languages.

Important dates

• Deadline for abstract submission : April 15th 2023
• Notification of acceptance for abstracts: May 8th 2023
• Deadline for confirming your participation: June 15th 2023
• Conference: September 13th-15th 2023

Instructions for abstract submissions

Abstracts in English or French should be no longer than one page A4 (normal margins of 2,5 cm on each side, single spaced lines, Times New Roman, Doulos SIL or DejaVu font, 12 pt font size), with the possibility of using an additional page for data and references. Please make sure that all examples are carefully glossed (using the Leipzig Glossing Conventions and explaining any supplementary glosses) and that tones are marked on all examples (unless the example comes from a written source where tones are not marked). All theoretical approaches are welcome, but abstracts should state a clear research hypothesis and provide an indication of the relevance of its conclusions for a broad audience of linguists interested in Adamawa languages.

Abstracts should be submitted as an MS Word or Open Office Writer file via the conference website. The file name of your abstract should be the first two words of the title of your abstract separated by a hyphen.

How to submit your abstract

1. Move the mouse over the triangle icon to the right of the "Login" button at the top right of the page and click Create account (but please check if you don't already have one first).
2. After creating an account, click the Login button at the top right of the page and log in.
3. Go to Abstract submission in the main menu at the left side of the page.
4. Fill in required fields and submit your abstract.

Format of presentations

• Presentations can be in English or French.
• Participation and presentations will be in person and online.
• Presentations will be 20 minutes long, followed by 10 minutes of discussion.

Funding

Unfortunately, we cannot provide funding for conference participants to come to France. However, we can cover Internet data plans for colleagues (especially who work in Africa) for online participation in the conference. If you need this kind of assistance, please contact the organizers (adamawa2023@sciencesconf.org).