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High Desert Linguistics Conference - VII
University of New Mexico
November 9, 10 & 11, 2006

Proceedings Publication Guidelines and Permission Request Form
* All papers must be received by Saturday, September 1st, 2007*

High Desert Linguistics Society Proceedings Publication Guidelines

The purpose of the following guidelines is to help authors prepare a manuscript for publication in the annual High Desert Linguistics Society Conference Proceedings. Your attention to the editorial guidelines laid out here will expedite and simplify the editorial process for you and the volunteer editorial staff.

Part of HDLS’ mission is to "promote the exchange of ideas among students pursuing higher education in Linguistics and related fields…this will be accomplished through publications…". Toward this end, we will take systematic steps to engender a professional atmosphere in which graduate students and other scholars are able to disseminate their work and to participate in the editorial process. Our editorial policy is to select a limited set of papers based on presentations that scholars have given at our annual conference. The editorial board will follow a set of guidelines for choosing the highest quality papers. Quality will be defined in terms of linguistic content and effective communication of ideas through writing. The editorial board reserves the sole right to define its own criteria for manuscript inclusion in its publications.

The editorial board has the right to select papers based on a particular topic of interest at the conference or on the basis of theoretical and/or methodological criteria. This enables the High Desert Linguistics Society to support and encourage research in keeping with the University of New Mexico Department of Linguistics’ general orientation: "The department's approach to linguistic theory takes a primarily cognitive-functional perspective that focuses on language structure as interacting with language use. This orientation emphasizes the study of language typology, change, discourse, interaction, variation, processing, and acquisition. The department is particularly concerned with the study of regional languages (especially Native American languages and Spanish) and signed languages (American Sign Language, in particular)" (Department of Linguistics Graduate Student Manual 2002).

Please note that the following guidelines constitute the minimum requirements for publication. Upon selection of a paper for publication, our editorial staff will work closely with each author on both substantive and technical editing. Prospective authors should be prepared to provide timely feedback, revision, and assistance to the editorial board.

Download Proceedings Publication Guidelines and Permission Request Form here

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HDLS Proceedings Proceedings Publication
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University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-1196

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