Article Types

TypeLengthDefinitionSubmission
Dilim (squib)at most 3,000 wordsOriginal data and analysis on a single construction, minimal pair or theoretical puzzle. The Knot section is mandatory.Open
Replyat most 1,500 wordsA reply to a paper published in Dilim. The author replied to may publish a short response in the same issue.Open
Invited articleat most 15,000 wordsAn article that establishes the theoretical framework of the issue or deepens an ongoing discussion. It undergoes peer review.By invitation

Dilims are recorded as "Research Article" in the journal system, on the table of contents and on the first page of the PDF.

A dilim, on the page

Every article has four mandatory parts. How each part is arranged is up to the author.

abstract
Abstract. [In Turkish and English, each of at most 150 words; 4 to 6 keywords.]
data
(2a)Alikitab-ıoku-du. Alibook-accread-pst ‘Ali read the book.’
Examples are numbered and glossed according to the Leipzig rules; the language, variety and source of the data are stated in one sentence.
knot
Knot. [Which theoretical proposal the data contradict or support, with the reasons.]
Without this section an article is not sent for review.
references
[Unified Style Sheet for Linguistics.]

The author’s language judgements count as evidence; no speaker counts or experiments are required for them.

Fields

Dilim is open to data from any language, and makes particular room for data from the Turkic languages and the Eurasian languages in contact with them.

  1. a.Formal syntax and morphology
  2. b.Semantics and pragmatics
  3. c.Cognitive linguistics
  4. d.Phonology and phonetics
  5. e.Historical and comparative linguistics
  6. f.Computational linguistics
  7. g.Forensic linguistics and legal language