Well done @robbielove.org for a brilliantly organised #CL2025 conference. Thanks also to @markmcglashan.com , Andrew Kehoe & many others, including the spring-heeled (IYKYK) @feixie.bsky.social

We are pleased to announce this year’s Sinclair Lecture by @jwgrieve.bsky.social, titled “Corpus linguistics is all you need: Large language models and the legacy of John Sinclair”, on 7 July. Open to the public and live-streamed. Details and registration below. www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/edac...

As we look ahead to the upcoming Corpus Linguistics Summer School (#CCRSS25, 7–11 July), we’ll be spotlighting our fantastic instructors and the sessions they’ll be leading. There’s still time to register—don’t miss out! www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/edac...

Our Corpus Linguistics Summer School will take place in person at the University of Birmingham Edgbaston campus from July 7-11, 2025! Join the local team and special guest, Joyce Lim (Aston University). Register soon as spaces are limited: www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/edac... #ccrss25

📢 new 🔓open access paper in Language Teaching @cambup-linguistics.bsky.social with @tonymcenery.bsky.social, "Corpus linguistics for language teaching and learning: A research agenda". You can find the paper here: doi.org/10.1017/S026... and a short thread below ⬇️ on what it addresses

This Friday 4pm is my professorial inaugural "From Birds to Words: Onomatopoeia, Metaphor, and the Language of Birdsong" (w/ BSL interpretation). There'll be a lot of iconicity in it! If you're interested, you can register for the webinar under this link: www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/edac...