Huge thanks to the amazing local organisers at SHISU for hosting such a successful training event! 🌟 🎓 Join us for more events or explore our latest research at 👉 cass.lancs.ac.uk

A great talk by @paulari.bsky.social at @lancasteruni.bsky.social SHISU training event. @corpussocialsci.bsky.social

Day 2 at SHISU: 2-hour training session on #LancsBox - online and in person. #innovation #CorpusLinguistics #LancsBox now speaks Chinese. @corpussocialsci.bsky.social

🚀 Insights from today’s workshop: 💡 Corpus linguistics = cutting-edge tech: specialised & transparent, unlike general but opaque LLMs. 🌍 Innovation is booming in multilingual & multimodal research. 🧰 Try #LancsBox — a free, powerful, and easy-to-use tool for corpus exploration: lancsbox.lancs.ac.uk

Between #science and #metaphysics: Dark matter in astrophysics - cannot be observed but must be assumed. @tonymcenery.bsky.social discussing key points in social science, #corpusLinguistics and beyond. @corpussocialsci.bsky.social

Now @tonymcenery.bsky.social discussing #CorpusLinguistics and #epistemology. Questions about paradigms, reality and science as a process. A two-day workshop at Shisu in Shanghai starting today! @corpussocialsci.bsky.social

At the beautiful SHISU campus 🇨🇳, getting ready for a corpus linguistics workshop with @tonymcenery.bsky.social and @paulari.bsky.social. Corpus is never lost in translation ✨📚 #CorpusLinguistics #LancsBox #ChinaTour #GlobalLearning @corpussocialsci.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social

On a high-speed train to Shanghai 🚄 - speed matters in both travel and computing. Looking forward to delivering a #LancsBox workshop soon at SHISU 🎓✨ #Teaching #Research #ChinaTour #CorpusLinguistics #GlobalLearning @corpussocialsci.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social

First days in Xi’an 🇨🇳 - extraordinary students and a great atmosphere. Encouraging discussions on future collaborations, visits and dual degree opportunities with @lancasteruni.bsky.social @corpussocialsci.bsky.social 🌏✨ #Teaching #Research #GlobalLearning #ChinaTour #AcademicCollaboration

My plenary lecture at "Data Science and Second Language Studies" conference at Shaoguan University. #AI #LanguageLearning @corpussocialsci.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social

✈️ Off to China for my teaching & research collaboration tour: Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Xi’an and Shanghai #China2025 #CuriousMinds #ChinaTour @corpussocialsci.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social

Congratulations to my colleagues @elenasemino.bsky.social @chrishartlinguist.bsky.social @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social @juditkormos.bsky.social @jculpeper.bsky.social @paulari.bsky.social Alison Mackey & Jason Rothman for being in the Stanford/Elsevier top 2% of scientists list. I’m in good company!

In conversation with @elenasemino.bsky.social on #CorpusMOOC #healthcare #corpuslinguistics #communication 👉Find out more: edx.org/learn/social... @corpussocialsci.bsky.social

In conversation with @tonymcenery.bsky.social on #CorpusMOOC #corpuslinguistics #technology #society #life 👉Find out more: edx.org/learn/social... @corpussocialsci.bsky.social

Week 1 on #CorpusMOOC: key techniques of data analysis #concordance #frequency 👉 Join us today for free! edx.org/learn/social...

#CorpusMOOC starts today! Learn about #corpuslinguistics, #AI and emerging technologies applied to a range of social issues. Free for anybody to attend. Just click on the 'Audit' button. @corpussocialsci.bsky.social www.edx.org/learn/social...

Exciting discussions on the vision for the classrooms of the future! 🚀 Great workshop with educators from Shanghai International Studies. #DDL #LancsBox #AI #FutureOfEducation

Missed the Lancaster Summer Schools in Corpus Linguistics? 🎓 Catch up with free lecture recordings from #LancsSS25 here 👉 cass.lancs.ac.uk/free-lancast... #CorpusLinguistics #FreeLectures @corpussocialsci.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social

📊 Statistics in Corpus Linguistics: A Practical Guide—now available in Mandarin Chinese 🇨🇳 and Korean 🇰🇷! It could be a great summer read to explore at your own pace. #CorpusLinguistics #Statistics @corpussocialsci.bsky.social @universitypress.cambridge.org

#today at the Open Research Group: #LancsBox and Corpus linguistics tools in the age of AI ⌛️ 12.00-12.50pm UK time teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...

🕰️Prof. @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social introduces two interesting objects relevant to our lectures today on corpus building and statistics! #LancsSS25 🎦Join the livestreams to find out more!

@vaclavbrezina.bsky.social ‘s main messages from his talk this afternoon on the key statistical concepts in corpus analyses. #LancsSS25

🌤️Welcome 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!

@vaclavbrezina.bsky.social shows us another fascinating object related to today’s talk on data visualization in corpus linguistics!💡#LancsSS25 🔗Join via the link to find out more: teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...

📊MORNING RECAP: Some standout moments from @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social ‘s talk on the visualization of corpus data and practical session using the Lancaster Stats Tool online! #LancsSS25

🔴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

🧬 @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social demonstrates the corpus linguistic phenomenon of collocation using a molecular structure. #LancsSS25

Live streamed lectures available from 16 June... cass.lancs.ac.uk/free-online-...

A great meeting with the amazing #LancsSS25 volunteers today — full of enthusiasm and positive energy! Lancaster, hurrah! 🙌🎓✨

Lancaster Summer Schools kick off next week — we are all excited! 🎉 Watch this space for links to public lectures throughout the week. A true highlight of the year for corpus linguistics! #LancsSS25 #CorpusLinguistics

Today at the @corpussocialsci.bsky.social Open Research Group: Corpus Linguistics & AI – 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. 🎭 Can you tell the difference?

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/...

We are very excited that Samuel Schmück 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

🚨 Join us for our next webinar in the @LancasterUni series on online MA & PG Cert programmes in Corpus Linguistics! 📢 Corpus Linguistics and AI: Challenges and Opportunities 📅 11 June | 🕙 10–11am (UK time) 👉 Register: forms.office.com/e/uppRBrE5AF #AI #CorpusLinguistics #Future

📢 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. t.co/Fowug85S42

📢 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. t.co/Fowug85S42

Join us today 12pm UK time for our first session in the Summer Term to discuss #CorpusLinguistics and #AI Free registration: forms.office.com/e/YT5md2fjka @corpussocialsci.bsky.social

[email protected] is offering a series of informal meetings to explore key issues in corpus linguistics. 🤖 How Not to Be Replaced by #AI: Corpus Linguistics Reflections 🗓️ Starts: 14 May, 12pm (UK time) 🔗 Register now: forms.office.com/e/YT5md2fjka

🚀 Curious about the future of Corpus Linguistics and #AI? Check out this position paper: Corpus Linguistics and AI: #LancsBox X in the Context of Emerging Technologies (2025) published in International Journal of Language Studies. 📖 drive.google.com/file/d/1nBbP...

🚨 A blogpost by Adrian Hemler: how an MA in Corpus Linguistics from @lancasteruni.bsky.social helped shape a cutting-edge legal research career. 📚⚖️ From semantic precision to real-world legal applications—ideal for high-flyers in law, language & data. 👉 cass.lancs.ac.uk/corpus-lingu...

📚 Flicking through Johnson’s Dictionary on its 270th anniversary while finalising a Frequency Dictionary of Multi-Word Expressions It took Johnson 9 years to complete his — hopefully the frequency volume emerges a bit faster @lancasteruni.bsky.social @corpussocialsci.bsky.social #270YearsOfJohnson

📢 Join us for another webinar in our series on MA & PG Cert programmes in Corpus Linguistics @lancasteruni.bsky.social We'll explore explore #CorpusLinguistics #DigitalHumanities🔍📊 2 April 2-3pm UK time. Register: forms.office.com/e/uppRBrE5AF

I have written a piece for @theconversationuk.bsky.social about our study on a new form of vaccine scepticism: people questioning the status of some vaccines as vaccines, starting during the pandemic theconversation.com/its-not-a-va... @lancslinguistics.bsky.social @corpussocialsci.bsky.social

Today 12pm UK time: A discussion about #repetition and #replication in #corpus #linguistics. @corpussocialsci.bsky.social Open research group (online and in person): cass.lancs.ac.uk/open-advance... Everybody is welcome.

✨ Ad fontes! The Prague School 🎓 played a key role in linguistic functionalism ✒️. Their 1929 theses 📜 laid the groundwork for analysing language as a structured system 🔄 with meaningful functions 🎯. #Linguistics #Functionalism #PragueSchool

From a functionalist perspective, language isn't just words—it’s purpose-driven, shaping meaning through social use. 🗣️💡📖 #meaningfulness #social cass.lancs.ac.uk/open-advance...

Today 12pm UK time a discussion about #forms and #functions in language. @CorpusSocialSci Open research group (online and in person): cass.lancs.ac.uk/open-advance... Everybody is welcome.

Institutions and Traditions of #Languages #Corpora can facilitate the study of these. 🤔Find out how. cass.lancs.ac.uk

Between #naturalism and #conventionalism: 1. How does language differ from a stone? 2. How does what a linguist does differ from what a geologist does? @corpussocialsci.bsky.social Open research group meeting. 🕛Today 12pm Everybody is welcome forms.office.com/e/YT5md2fjka

Funded PhD opportunity at Lancaster: 'The sharing of personal lived experience by peer support workers working in mental health services in NHS, social care and third sector organisations.' Open to applicants with a background in Linguistics as well as Psychology www.findaphd.com/phds/project...