Abstract Submission

Two copies of the abstract should be submitted: one anonymous and one named (maximum of 450 words, not including references). The named version should contain the author's name, affiliation and email.

Abstracts should use 12pt Times New Roman font and be single-spaced. Abstracts must be written in English, with examples fully glossed (particularly if containing Chinese character fonts) and provide 2-4 keywords indicating the general topic (e.g. syntax, Chinese language teaching).

The conference will include a WiP Forum (Work in Progress Forum), where issues pertaining to the study of Chinese linguistics will be discussed. For this, we welcome submissions (length: 450 words) introducing issues/challenges encountered by current PhD students in their studies. Accepted submissions will be the subject of open discussion at the Forum, which aims to provide quality input to aspects of ongoing projects. This discussion will be chaired by our keynote speakers and experts in Newcastle University.

The filename of the abstract should be the first four words of the title, followed by ANON for the anonymous version and NAMED for the version that includes author details. Abstracts must be submitted electronically in both WORD and PDF format to isoctal@ncl.ac.uk. The deadline for the submission of all abstracts is 15th June, 2015.

Authors will be notified of acceptance by 25th June, 2015.

If you have any further inquiries, please contact Dongyan Chen at isoctal@ncl.ac.uk.