Template for linguistics conference abstracts, with the relevant packages to enhance space-saving.
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\documentclass[11pt]{article} %change font size here
\usepackage[a4paper,margin=1in]{geometry} %change paper size (e.g. A4/letter/etc) and margin size here
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\usepackage{myabstract} % custom-made preamble with packages specifying section format, some linguistics-specifics packages (e.g. linguex, tikz/qtree/forest, etc), and other packages and formatting specifications.
%You can change these specifications in the file "myabstract.sty" or add your own packages here.
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% FONT OPTION 1
% \usepackage{times} % Times New Roman font
% FONT OPTION 2
\usepackage{fontspec}
\setmainfont{TeX Gyre Termes} % Times New Roman-like font;
\newfontfamily\myipa{Doulos SIL} % drawback: can't use italics or boldface on IPA symbols;
% use "{myipa ...}" for IPA symbols
% TIPA already loaded in .sty file
% "\setmainfont{TeX Gyre Termes}" allows the use of small caps (useful in glosses), as opposed to "\setmainfont{Times New Roman}"
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% DEANONYMIZED VERSION
% \rhead{\textit{Author, affiliation}} % you can uncommont this and add your name and affiliation, which shows up in the top-right corner, in the header area; another option below (below the title)
\cfoot{\thepage} % comment this if you don't want page numbers
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\begin{document}
\setlength{\Extopsep}{0in} % no linebreak before and after example with Linguex
\setlength{\parindent}{0pt} % no indentation before paragraph
\abstracttitle{Title of the abstract}
% \deanonauthor{Name, University} % you can uncomment this to add your name and affiliation in the deanonymized version
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% CONTENT BEGINS HERE
\section{Introduction}
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\ex. \ag. Essa \'{e} uma senten\c{c}a em portugu\^{e}s brasileiro.\\
\textsc{dem.fem.sg} be.\textsc{pres.3sg} one.\textsc{fem.sg} sentence in Portuguese Brazilian\\
`This is a sentence in Brazilian Portuguese.'\label{lblstc1}
\bg. Essa \'{e} outra senten\c{c}a em portugu\^{e}s brasileiro.\\
\textsc{dem.fem.sg} be.\textsc{pres.3sg} other.\textsc{fem.sg} sentence in Portuguese Brazilian\\
`This is another sentence in Brazilian Portuguese.'\label{lblstc2}
This is what crossreferencing data with linguex looks like, without the default dash: \ref{lblstc2}.
\section{Another section}
Something that is perhaps useful is to use create a numbered list without line breaks between items: \begin{inparaenum}[(i)]
\item first item,
\item second item,
\item third item.
\end{inparaenum}
Something else you can do to save space is to wrap text around diagrams:
\begin{wrapfigure}{l}{13.5em} % adjust the placement of the figure and the size
\vspace{-1em} % eliminates vertical space before
\ex. \leavevmode\vadjust{\vspace{-\baselineskip}}\newline %this code aligns the top of the diagram with the number
\begin{tikzpicture}[parent anchor=south,
align=center,
level distance=2em,
anchor=north,
sibling distance=4.5em,
child anchor=north]
\node {A}
child {node {B}}
child {node {C}
child {node {D}}
child {node {E}
child {node {F}}
child {node {G}}}}
;
\end{tikzpicture}
\vspace{-1em} %reduces vertical space below diagram
\end{wrapfigure}
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\section{Yet another section}
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Here is what linear representations of syntactic diagrams, which also save space, can look like:
\ex. \tikzstyle{every picture}+=[remember picture, inner sep=0pt, baseline, anchor=base]%
{}[\textsubscript{XP} \tikz\node(wh2){target node}; [\textsubscript{YP} filler [\textsubscript{ZP} more filler \tikz\node(wh1){base node};]]] \begin{tikzpicture}[overlay]
\draw[-latex,rounded corners=.25em](wh1.south)--+(0,-1em)-|(wh2.south)node [anchor=center,pos=0.25,fill=white] {\small\textit{annotation}};
\end{tikzpicture}
\vspace{1.25em}
Whenever possible, I cite references with a hyperlink, so that I do not have to use a References section (but the reader/reviewer can still know what I am citing): Takahashi \& Hulsey (\href{https://doi.org/10.1162/ling.2009.40.3.387}{2009}).
\section{Symbols section}
If you are using the \textit{fontspec} option, here is what inputting IPA symbols looks like: \myipa{t̪ ɞ ɠ ɢ ʛ ħ} (though you can also use \textit{tipa}: \textipa{\textsubbridge{t} \textcloserevepsilon{} \texthtg{} \;G \!G \textcrh}). You can input other symbols too, e.g. φ and λ.
\section{Conclusion}
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% \section*{References} % if you want to add references; the added "*" eliminates the number before the section title
\end{document}