I took a quick look at SOPs on the site you posted, CawingKro, and my advice would be to steer clear of that general style of SOP writing. Think of it less as a personal statement and more along the lines of a cover letter for a Research Assistant position. I'm not sure how helpful this will be, but mine was about 2 pages and structured as follows:
I started with a very brief paragraph outlining my specific goals in pursuing a Linguistics PhD and the big questions I'm interested in. I then spent several paragraphs describing my research experience in different labs, etc., and how they informed my current interests. A significant section afterwards was dedicated to describing what I would want to do over the course of my graduate studies, i.e., future research plans. I think this might be one of the most important sections- although no one really expects you to stick to the research plans you outlined in your SOP, it gives the adcom a sense of whether you can cogently articulate a course of study, whether you have a feel for asking the right sort of questions, etc. Finally, I spent a couple of paragraphs outlining why this specific school was a good fit and which professors at the institution I'd want to work with.
The SOP was one of the hardest parts of the application for me, and it ended up going through several major revisions. Good luck!
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