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Manuscript format
All contributions should be in English. Submitted papers must be original (i.e., not published or submitted for publication elsewhere). The manuscript should not exceed 8,000 words. The preferred font is Times New Roman (12pt). The text should be single-spaced and divided into sections with appropriate headings. All tables should be titled and numbered consecutively. Examples should be given in italics and numbered consecutively. Examples in languages other than English should be followed by the English translation in single quotation marks.
Abstract and keywords
The text should be preceded by an abstract (100-150 words, summarizing the aims of the paper, its main points and findings), and 5-8 keywords.
Papers in linguistics should use the following guidelines (based on APA 7th edition):
In-text citations:
- one author (Wierzbicka, 2003, p. 20)
- two authors (Huddleston & Pullum, 2002, p. 101);
- three or more authors (Quirk et al., 1985);
- multiple works - names of the authors should be placed in alphabetical order (Anderson, 2001; Jones, 2001; Smith, 2002)
The reference section should only include the works referred to in the text. It should have the following format:
Articles in journals
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of the article. Name of the Periodical, volume(issue), 1–22.
example: Bach, K. (1994). Conversational impliciture. Mind and Language, 9, 124–162.
Books
Author, A. A. (Copyright Year). Title of the book. Publisher.
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Copyright Year). Title of the book (5th ed.). Publisher.
example: Langacker, R. W. (1991). Concept, image, and symbol. The cognitive basis of grammar. Mouton de Gruyter.
Book chapters
Author, A. A. (Copyright Year). Title of the book chapter. In A. A. Editor & B. B. Editor (Eds.), Title of the book (2nd ed., pp. 1–22). DOI
example: Horn, L. R. (2004). Implicature. In L. R. Horn & G. L. Ward (Eds.), The handbook of pragmatics (pp. 3-28). Blackwell Publishing.
see also:
https://apastyle.apa.org/instructional-aids/reference-guide.pdf
https://apastyle.apa.org/instructional-aids/reference-examples.pdf
Papers in literature and culture studies should use MLA format (9th edition):
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_formatting_and_style_guide.html
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