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Webinar: Abstract Writing How to Convince in a Page
Presenting your peer-reviewed research at a conference is a signal achievement of any linguistic scholar, yet writing a successful abstract is not always self-evident. The goal of this webinar is to discuss successful abstract writing through reviewing a set of abstracts that were selected for presentation at the last two LSA meetings. Although there is no single formula for a successful abstract, since each reviewer brings their own scholarly perspective to the review process, we can identify the building blocks of a convincing argument of abstract length. We go through how successful abstracts gain the attention of the reviewer in the first few sentences, proceed by building the argument, and are then able to preview the abstract argument made in the work by using a few sentences. Participants are encouraged to apply the abstract points discussed to their own work. This webinar is expected to benefit first-time abstract submitters, as well as any others who feel that they may benefit from explicit discussion of this art.