Linguistics conference abstract template
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Suzana Fong
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Abstract
Template for linguistics conference abstracts, with the relevant packages to enhance space-saving.
Template for linguistics conference abstracts, with the relevant packages to enhance space-saving.
\documentclass[11pt]{article} %change font size here
\usepackage[letterpaper,margin=1in]{geometry} %change paper size and margin size here
\usepackage[english]{babel}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{times} %Times New Roman Font
% \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
% \usepackage{fontspec}
% \setmainfont{Times New Roman} %Times New Roman font. To use a fontspec font, you need to compile your file with XeLaTeX
\usepackage{pifont} %font for symbols like OT's pointing finger \ding{43}, check mark \ding{51}, and x-mark \ding{51}
\usepackage{tipa} %for IPA symbols
\usepackage{stmaryrd} %font needed for double brackets
\usepackage[normalem]{ulem} %to cross out \sout{}, underline \uline{}, etc
\usepackage{fancybox} %to create boxes around text, e.g. \fbox{} \ovalbox{}
\usepackage{fancyhdr} %for headers and footers, where you can add your name and affilition in deanonymized version; see below
\usepackage{multicol} %to divide text into more than one column, which can give you more space
\usepackage{paralist} % creates numbered lists where items are not separated by line breaks; use inparaenum environment
\usepackage{wrapfig} %package to wrap text around figures and diagrams
\usepackage{linguex} %package for numbered examples
\renewcommand{\firstrefdash}{} %eliminates the dashes
\usepackage{tikz} %package to draw diagrams; phenomenal tutorial by Dr. James Crippen: https://ling.auf.net/lingbuzz/003379
\usetikzlibrary{arrows,shapes,trees,positioning}
%Other packages to draw diagrams:
% \usepackage{forest} %https://ctan.org/pkg/forest
% \usepackage{tikz}
% \usepackage{tikz-qtree} %https://ctan.org/pkg/tikz-qtree
\usepackage[colorlinks=true]{hyperref} %clickable cross-references (for numbered examples and references)
\hypersetup{
allcolors=blue
}
%if you don't want colors, you can replace [colorlinks=true] with [hidelinks] and comment hypersetup
%you can delete the block below, it is for headers and footers
\pagestyle{fancy}
\fancyhf{}
\chead{}
\lhead{}
% \rhead{\textit{Author, affiliation}} %you can uncommont this and add your name and affiliation here in the deanonymized version
\cfoot{\thepage}
\rfoot{}
\renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt} %eliminates the horizontal line in the header, a default option with \pagestyle{fancy}
%the code below is to number the section titles of the abstract and to align them with the rest of the text;
\usepackage{titlesec}
\titleformat{\section}[runin]
{\normalfont\bfseries}
{\thesection}{0.5em}{}[.]
\titlespacing{\section}{0em}{0em}{0.5em}
\begin{document}
\setlength{\Extopsep}{0in} %no linebreak before and after example with Linguex
\setlength{\parindent}{0pt}%no indentation before paragraph
\makebox[\textwidth]{\bfseries Title of the Abstract: Evidence from Brazilian Portuguese}
% \makebox[\textwidth]{\itshape Author, affiliation} %you can add your name and affiliation here in the deanonymized version
\section{Introduction}
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\ex. \ag. Essa \'{e} uma senten\c{c}a em portugu\^{e}s brasileiro.\\
\textsc{dem.fem.sg} be.\textsc{pres.3sg} one.\textsc{fem.sg} sentence in Portuguese Brazilian\\
`This is a sentence in Brazilian Portuguese.'\label{lblstc1}
\bg. Essa \'{e} outra senten\c{c}a em portugu\^{e}s brasileiro.\\
\textsc{dem.fem.sg} be.\textsc{pres.3sg} other.\textsc{fem.sg} sentence in Portuguese Brazilian\\
`This is another sentence in Brazilian Portuguese.'\label{lblstc2}
This is what crossreferencing data with linguex looks like, without the default dash: \ref{lblstc2}.
\section{Another section}
Something that is perhaps useful is to use create a numbered list without line breaks between items: \begin{inparaenum}[(i)]
\item first item,
\item second item,
\item third item.
\end{inparaenum}
Something else you can do to save space is to wrap text around diagrams:
\begin{wrapfigure}{l}{13.5em} %adjust the placement of the figure and the size
\vspace{-1em} %eliminates vertical space before
\ex. \leavevmode\vadjust{\vspace{-\baselineskip}}\newline %this code aligns the top of the diagram with the number
\begin{tikzpicture}[parent anchor=south,
align=center,
level distance=2em,
anchor=north,
sibling distance=4.5em,
child anchor=north]
\node {A}
child {node {B}}
child {node {C}
child {node {D}}
child {node {E}
child {node {F}}
child {node {G}}}}
;
\end{tikzpicture}
\vspace{-1em} %reduces vertical space below diagram
\end{wrapfigure}
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\section{Yet another section}
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Here is what linear representations of syntactic diagrams, which also save space, can look like:
\ex. \tikzstyle{every picture}+=[remember picture, inner sep=0pt, baseline, anchor=base]%
{}[\textsubscript{XP} \tikz\node(wh2){target node}; [\textsubscript{YP} filler [\textsubscript{ZP} more filler \tikz\node(wh1){base node};]]] \begin{tikzpicture}[overlay]
\draw[-latex,rounded corners=.25em](wh1.south)--+(0,-12pt)-|(wh2.south)node [anchor=center,pos=0.25,fill=white] {\small\textit{annotation}};
\end{tikzpicture}
\vspace{1.5em}
Whenever possible, I cite references with a hyperlink, so that I do not have to use a References section (but the reader/reviewer can still know what I am citing): Takahashi \& Hulsey (\href{https://doi.org/10.1162/ling.2009.40.3.387}{2009}).
\section{Conclusion}
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% \section*{References} %if you want to add references
\end{document}