#today at the Open Research Group: #LancsBox and Corpus linguistics tools in the age of AI
βοΈ 12.00-12.50pm UK time
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@danagablas.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in Linguistics at Lancaster University. Passionate about use of corpora for L2 learning, teaching & testing. Creator of CorpusForSchools.
#today at the Open Research Group: #LancsBox and Corpus linguistics tools in the age of AI
βοΈ 12.00-12.50pm UK time
teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
π Statistics in Corpus Linguistics: A Practical Guideβnow available in Mandarin Chinese π¨π³ and Korean π°π·!
It could be a great summer read to explore at your own pace.
#CorpusLinguistics #Statistics
@corpussocialsci.bsky.social @universitypress.cambridge.org
Missed the Lancaster Summer Schools in Corpus Linguistics? π
Catch up with free lecture recordings from #LancsSS25 here π cass.lancs.ac.uk/free-lancast...
#CorpusLinguistics #FreeLectures
@corpussocialsci.bsky.social
@lancasteruni.bsky.social
Great to represent @lancslinguistics.bsky.social and give a Darwin College lecture at the University of Cambridge this evening on Polari. Among others, the series has hosted Mary Beard, Desmond Tutu, David Crystal, Noam Chomsky, Stephen Hawking and Sandy Toksvig. It was a bona nochy.
07.03.2025 22:41 β π 38 π 8 π¬ 1 π 0My recent Darwin College lecture at the University of Cambridge on Polari is now available on YouTube eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
12.03.2025 08:43 β π 22 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0Very proud that my department (Linguistics and English Language) is placed 3rd in the world for a second year www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/lancast...
12.03.2025 10:52 β π 30 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0A great week at the Lancaster University Summer School in Corpus Linguistics. I think this is the 15th year I've taught on it.
20.06.2025 21:01 β π 24 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0πMORNING RECAP: Some standout moments from @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social βs talk on the visualization of corpus data and practical session using the Lancaster Stats Tool online! #LancsSS25
18.06.2025 12:46 β π 3 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0π§βπ»An afternoon at #LancsSS25 ! With a talk from @danagablas.bsky.social on analysing and describing L2 production and a practical session from Dr. Andrew Hardie using CQPweb
18.06.2025 15:34 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0πΆπΈSome snapshots from the Lancaster Walk yesterday afternoon! Highlights included Lancaster Castle, Lancaster Priory and J.L. Austinβs birthplace! #LancsSS25
19.06.2025 07:55 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0βΌοΈTODAYβS LIVESTREAMED LECTURE:
Prof. Vaclav Brezina discusses the underlying principles of collocationsβword combinations that occur together more frequently than by chance. #LancsSS25
π₯10:30-11:30am
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π #LancsBox X 5.5.0 is here!
The latest version of the powerful, free software tool for the analysis of large language datasets is now available.
πTODAY AT 12:35
πLIVESTREAM OF THE OFFICIAL LAUNCH: teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
π΄STARTING NOW: Drawing on insights from corpus linguistics, @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social demonstrates how collocations can be effectively identified, analysed, and visualised using corpus tools and techniques. #LancsSS25
19.06.2025 09:39 β π 4 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0𧬠@vaclavbrezina.bsky.social demonstrates the corpus linguistic phenomenon of collocation using a molecular structure. #LancsSS25
19.06.2025 09:46 β π 8 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0π #LancsBox X 5.5.0 is here!
#LancsBox X 5.5.0 introduces cool new features including:
ποΈColour annotation of concordance lines
πMetadata highlighting in texts and concordances
ποΈAdvanced filtering options
...and much more
π Download now: lancsbox.lancs.ac.uk
π₯An action-packed morning at #LancsSS25 ! With talks from @tinekebrunfaut.bsky.social , @issyclarke.bsky.social , @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social , a practical session on collocations and the launch of #Lancsbox X 5.5.0!
19.06.2025 12:44 β π 10 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0πThe week has finally drawn to a close at #LancsSS25 ! Thank you to all our participants, speakers and helpers!
20.06.2025 18:47 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0@vaclavbrezina.bsky.social shows us another fascinating object related to todayβs talk on data visualization in corpus linguistics!π‘#LancsSS25 πJoin via the link to find out more: teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
18.06.2025 09:38 β π 4 π 2 π¬ 0 π 1π€οΈWelcome to Day 3 of #LancsSS25 ! Coming up today: sessions from Dr Raffaella Bottini, @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social , @danagablas.bsky.social and Dr Andrew Hardie, as well as our Lancaster Walk!
18.06.2025 08:25 β π 3 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0π°οΈProf. @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social introduces two interesting objects relevant to our lectures today on corpus building and statistics! #LancsSS25 π¦Join the livestreams to find out more!
17.06.2025 09:24 β π 3 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0Live streamed lectures available from 16 June...
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π¨ Join us for our next webinar in the @LancasterUni series on online MA & PG Cert programmes in Corpus Linguistics!
π’ Corpus Linguistics and AI: Challenges and Opportunities
π
11 June | π 10β11am (UK time)
π Register: forms.office.com/e/uppRBrE5AF
#AI #CorpusLinguistics #Future
We are very excited that Samuel SchmΓΌck has been awarded a Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship for a great project on speech analytics and under-represented language varieties in speech technology. Many congratulations Sam!
@samschmueck.bsky.social @leverhulme.ac.uk
Some excellent news! Come and join us and study Corpus linguistics @lancasteruni.bsky.social
We offer flexible (Online) programmes and we are recruiting right now!
www.lancaster.ac.uk/linguistics/...
Today at the @corpussocialsci.bsky.social
Open Research Group: Corpus Linguistics & AI β which professions will survive and which will be replaced?
We compared Hamlet's "To be or not to be..." performed by an AI bot vs. a great Shakespearean actor Kenneth Branagh.
π Can you tell the difference?
A great meeting with the amazing #LancsSS25 volunteers today β full of enthusiasm and positive energy! Lancaster, hurrah! ππβ¨
12.06.2025 15:07 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Lancaster Summer Schools kick off next week β we are all excited! π
Watch this space for links to public lectures throughout the week.
A true highlight of the year for corpus linguistics! #LancsSS25 #CorpusLinguistics
π’ Read our latest blog post about a recent visit from the Consul General of the Czech Republic to
@corpussocialsci.bsky.social ! From @lancasteruni.bsky.social 's early contributions to corpus linguistics to cutting-edge analysis of policy documents.
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Lots of ways to celebrate matariki this year. Ria Hall with the Philharmonia is gonna be amazing!
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2-yrs full-time #postdoc position in #digitalhumanities and #oldnorse in Paris at @ecoledeschartes.bsky.social @psl-univ.bsky.social open for applications - there were some issues with the pdf circular, so I published the text on my blog. Please circulate widely.
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