After the excitement of last week’s book launch, here's a blog from our team that lifts the lid on how corpus linguistics can be used to explore illness and healthcare. A look at the methods, the hurdles, and the insights along the way: cambridgeblog.org/2025/08/appl...

Our book 'Applying Corpus Linguistics to Illness and Healthcare' is out open access! We wrote it to share what we learnt in many years of research in @corpussocialsci.bsky.social, on topics such as communication about anxiety, dementia, cancer, obesity and vaccines. cambridgeblog.org/2025/08/appl...

Join us for our 5th Symposium of the International Consortium for Communication in Health Care! 📆When: 11-12 September 2025 📍At: Lancaster University, UK Early bird registration is open until June 15th registration.lancaster.ac.uk/Registration... More info: ic4ch.wordpress.com/activities/

Whether you work in education, comms, or research, our new online course will change how you see language. Save up to 30% with the code SKILLSEDX25. Offer ends 10 September 2025. Sign up: www.edx.org/learn/social...

Designed for the AI age, our new online course teaches real-world language analysis from one of the world’s leading corpus linguistics teams. Watch the trailer and sign up: www.edx.org/learn/social...

Just 3 weeks until the course begins and there’s still time to save 30% with code SKILLSEDX25. Learn to use cutting-edge tools like #LancsBox X, CQPweb and BNClab to analyse language in powerful new ways. Secure your place today: www.edx.org/learn/social...

Learn to build your own corpus, query language patterns, and draw insights from real data. This hands-on course is ideal for anyone interested in language, technology, or social research. Join now: www.edx.org/learn/social...

Advance your career with Lancaster’s updated edX course on corpus linguistics. Audit for free or save up to 30% with code SKILLSEDX25. Learn to analyse real-world language data using tools like #LancsBox. Sign up: www.edx.org/learn/social...

In a world shaped by AI and big data, understanding how language works has never been more important. Join Lancaster University’s new edX course and gain practical skills in analysing language through data. Sign up now: www.edx.org/learn/social...

👋The week has finally drawn to a close at #LancsSS25 ! Thank you to all our participants, speakers and helpers!

💥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!

🚀 #LancsBox X 5.5.0 is here! #LancsBox X 5.5.0 introduces cool new features including: 🖍️Colour annotation of concordance lines 📝Metadata highlighting in texts and concordances 🗂️Advanced filtering options ...and much more 👉 Download now: lancsbox.lancs.ac.uk

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

🚀 #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. 📌TODAY AT 12:35 🔗LIVESTREAM OF THE OFFICIAL LAUNCH: teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...

‼️TODAY’S LIVESTREAMED LECTURE: Prof. Vaclav Brezina discusses the underlying principles of collocations—word combinations that occur together more frequently than by chance. #LancsSS25 🕥10:30-11:30am 🔗 teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...

🚶📸Some snapshots from the Lancaster Walk yesterday afternoon! Highlights included Lancaster Castle, Lancaster Priory and J.L. Austin’s birthplace! #LancsSS25

🧑‍💻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

📊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

@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...

‼️COMING UP AT 10:30: Through practical examples ranging from bar charts and pie charts to boxplots and sparklines, Prof. Brezina illustrates the spectrum of the good, the bad, the ugly — and the truly beautiful — in corpus data visualisation. 🔗 teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...

🌤️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!

🚨TODAY’S LIVE-STREAMED LECTURE: In this accessible lecture, Prof. Vaclav Brezina explores the art and science of visualising corpus data. ⏰10:30-11:30am 🔗 teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...

💡Highlights from Tuesday afternoon at #LancsSS25 with talks from @lukeharding.bsky.social on validity, AI and language testing & @jculpeper.bsky.social on using corpora to get an insight into Shakespeare’s language.

⏳COMING UP NEXT (3-4pm): Join us for a session on validity, AI and language testing—focusing on the role of corpus linguistics in language test validation. How can corpus linguistics help with language test validation? #LancsSS25 🔗 teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...

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

🔔STARTING NOW: This lecture introduces key statistical concepts through the lens of corpus analysis, breaking down essential terms and ideas to help you make sense of language data with clarity and confidence. #LancsSS25 🔗 teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...

📸Some highlights from our morning at #LancsSS25 including a corpus-building lecture and practical session and a fascinating talk by @drclaireh.bsky.social on using corpus methods in forensic linguistics!

🖥️In our second practical session of the week, @emma-putland.bsky.social demonstrates two methods of corpus building on #Lancsbox X: a manual method and an automatic method. #LancsSS25

📖A great lecture given by Dr. John Pill today on assessing language for specific purposes, with a particular focus on aviation English! #LancsSS25

🔴HAPPENING NOW: Prof. @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social explores the assumptions we make when creating datasets and offers practical, hands-on steps to help design and build your own corpus—whether you're starting from scratch or refining existing resources. 🔗 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!

⛅️Welcome to Day 2 of #LancsSS25 ! We have another day full of exciting lectures and practical sessions ahead, with 3 live-streamed sessions available to watch online! #corpuslinguistics

🎥OUR FINAL LIVESTREAM OF TODAY: Join us for a session on validity, AI and language testing—focusing on the role of corpus linguistics in language test validation. ⏰Time: 3-4pm 🔗Join via the link: teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...

‼️ALSO COMING UP TODAY: Prof. Vaclav Brezina introduces key statistical concepts through the lens of corpus analysis, breaking down essential terms and ideas to help you make sense of language data with clarity. Join via the link (1:30-2:30pm): teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...

‼️COMING UP TODAY: Join Prof. Vaclav Brezina as he shares Lancaster’s rich experience in building both spoken and written corpora. Join via the link below (10:30-11:30am): teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...

💭A fascinating talk to end the first day of #LancsSS25 by Prof. Elena Semino on using corpus methods in health communication. The discussion focused on vaccination discourses in the Victorian era and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

✍️Trying out the new corpus annotation tool on #LancsboxX for the word “ambitious” in our first demo session. #LancsSS25

📍Our first practical session of the week! #LancsSS25

‼️A take-home message from Prof. Vaclav Brezina, following his talk on corpus linguistics, AI and large language models… #LancsSS25

📝In his talk on frequency and concordancing, Prof. Vaclav Brezina introduces microfiches, tracing the evolution of the study of language in context. #LancsSS25

💬Prof. Vaclav Brezina discusses how semantic prosody can be determined from large corpora, providing interesting insights into language data. #LancsSS25

🚨STARTING NOW: Join Prof. Vaclav Brezina for an introduction to key techniques in corpus linguistics. The lecture looks ahead to the impact of AI and large language models, exploring the vital role corpus linguistics plays in understanding language and society. #LancsSS25

‼️🔔COMING UP IN 10 MINUTES From Alexander Cruden’s early concordances to microfiches with early corpora such as LOB and on to cutting-edge tools like #LancsBox X, this session traces the evolution of how we study language in context. Join via the link: teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...

📰A fascinating talk by Prof. Tony McEnery, giving an insight into how corpora can reveal patterns in social history. #LancsSS25

📝A snapshot from Prof. Tineke Brunfaut’s talk on Language Testing and Assessment. #LancsSS25

📚Prof. Paul Baker provides an insight into Corpus-based discourse analysis. #LancsSS25

The welcome session for #LancsSS25 is now underway!

🚨COMING UP TODAY: Join Prof. Vaclav Brezina for an engaging introduction to key techniques in corpus linguistics—focusing on frequency and concordance. Follow the link below to join our livestream (1-2pm): teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...

✅Registration has opened for #LancsSS25! Tag us in your pictures of the week ahead!