Dos and Don'ts in Computational Linguistics Conference Papers

Dos and Don'ts in Computational Linguistics Conference Papers Jean-Pierre Schwickerath, Darmstadt University of Technology, Departement of Computer Science, tud (a) schwicky (.) net Topic Area: Genre analysis: Computational linguistics conference paper Keywords: conference paper, advice, general structure, meta linguistics Abstract: Through comparison of scientific papers from different disciplines, I try to accentuate the generic structure of a paper in computational linguistics. Although most conferences supply a template document to ensure a similar presentation of all submitted papers, there is very little information about the way the semantic content should be organized. This is especially problematic for people who write their first paper. I supply advice on what should be included in a paper, at which position, what should better be left out. A set of dos and don'ts complete a presentation of a paper's structure.