Library and Information Sources in Linguistics

The series welcomes book proposals, preferably structured along the lines indicated in our Preliminary Guidelines for Book Proposals.

For proposals concerning edited volumes of selected papers deriving from scholarly meetings, or devoted to specific topics, the prospective editors are asked to keep the following in mind. The series editor and editorial board of LISL consider the Introductory Chapter to such a volume as a crucial component and a major contribution made by the editor(s) to the volume. Thus prospective editors of such volumes are requested to submit with any proposal an Introductory Chapter covering the following requirements. The editor(s) may exercise some discretion as to selecting the order of fulfilling these requirements.

• Provide a clear statement of the theme of the volume, to be reflected in the choice of volume title.
• Provide a clear statement of the linguistic theoretical background and basis of the volume as a whole, clearly set in the context of the field in general. Critically discuss any theoretical variations evident in the field and their relevance to the theme of the volume.
• Provide a brief account of each paper selected for inclusion in the volume, justify the inclusion of the papers in the volume, and, crucially, indicate appropriate cross-referencing of the papers, and demonstrate how and what in particular way each paper contributes to the unified theme of the volume.
• Ensure that all contributors to the volume have read all the other papers to be included and have included all relevant cross-referencing, pointing out similarities, differences, complementary and contradictory aspects, etc. Editors and paper authors are asked to point out specific and general areas of theoretical and interpretive differences both within the field and across the papers selected for inclusion in the volume.

Ensuring that the highest level of scholarly, intellectual, and academic integrity is maintained and reflected in the proposed volume is considered one of the primary functions of the proposal editor(s). In addition, the editors should take care that all selected contributions have been carefully edited for language and for style.

Please consult the Stylesheet for further details about editing and formatting.

Book proposals can be sent directly to the series editor, E. F. K. Koerner (efk.koernerrz.hu-berlin.de), or to the responsible Benjamins acquisition editor, Anke de Looper (anke.delooperbenjamins.nl).