The Southwest Journal of Linguistics
The Linguistic Association Of The Southwest (LASSO) announces a change in the editorship of its journal, the Southwest Journal of Linguistics Effective with Volume 16 (1997), the journal will be housed at Texas A&M University-Commerce, where the new editor, Jon Jonz, is Professor of English and Linguistics.
The _Southwest Journal of Linguistics_ is also renewing its call
for manuscripts. Each 220-page volume of the _Southwest Journal
of Linguistics is published in two numbers, one in June and one
in December. The journal publishes papers across a broad range of
topics in linguistics, though essays and research papers dealing
with the languages of the southwestern United States and northern
Mexico are especially encouraged.
The journal also publishes scholarly reviews of the literature, book reviews, and occasional commentary on topics of concern to the journal's readership.
Instructions for Contributors:
Manuscripts are to be prepared according to the advice contained in the Language style sheet, which is published annually in the December LSA Bulletin. In addition, contributors should submit _three_ printed or photocopied copies of the manuscript. After a manuscript has been accepted for publication its author(s) will be asked to provide the revised manuscript in electronic form either on diskette or via the internet.
Submissions must be accompanied by an abstract in English of between 100 and150 words. Manuscripts should be prepared using Word for Windows or another common word processing program for PC or Mac. Contributions may be submitted in either English or Spanish.
Contact the editor for guidance in using special symbols.
All manuscripts and inquiries should be directed to:
Jon G. Jonz, Editor
Southwest Journal of Linguistics
Dept. of Literature & Languages
Texas A&M U - Commerce
Commerce, TX 75429 USA
E-mail: jon_jonz@tamu-commerce.edu
Authors need not be LASSO members to submit their work for review, but authors of papers selected for publication must be LASSO members. For membership and subscription information contact the Executive Director:
Garland D. Bills, Executive Director
Linguistic Association of the Southwest
Department of Linguistics
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131 USA
E-mail: gbills@unm.edu