An abstract is a concise, compelling statement that summarises a larger piece of work. They are useful for researchers to select relevant evidence, and for indexing purposes by search databases. By ...

This handout is available for download in DOCX format and PDF format. An abstract is a summary of a piece of academic writing. The abstract appears in multiple locations, including at the start of a ...

The brevity of an abstract belies its importance to a manuscript. It’s what catches a reader’s attention and helps them to decide whether a paper is relevant. Yet failing to reflect the content of the ...

SFU Linguistics graduate students joined students from across the country and presenter Dr. Richard Compton, Program Chair for the Canadian Linguistics Association (CLA), on January 20 for a workshop ...