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Cambridge University Press - Linguistics @cambup-linguistics.cambridge.org · Jan 23

"Surveys the fascinating history of the study of language, from its beginnings in ancient Mesopotamia & Egypt to the diversification of the language sciences in the past 50 years."

The Cambridge History of Linguistics eds. Linda R. Waugh, Monique Monville-Burston, & John E. Joseph

cup.org/3PO06Kl

The Cambridge History of Linguistics

Cambridge Core - English Language and Linguistics: General Interest - The Cambridge History of Linguistics

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Cambridge University Press - Linguistics @cambup-linguistics.cambridge.org · 3d

A guide to corpus-based approaches to health communication

Applying Corpus Linguistics to Illness and Healthcare by @elenasemino.bsky.social @paulari.bsky.social @lukeccollins.bsky.social & @tonymcenery.bsky.social, Out Now & #OpenAccess

#Linguistics #LangSky 🐦🐦

https://cup.org/4nXkIiq

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Cadernos de Linguística @cadlin.bsky.social · 3d

Once sealed in archives, the voices of Brazil’s past are being prepared for open, ethical access — paving the way for new studies on how language lives and changes.
doi.org/10.25189/267... #langsky #linguistics

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Peter Stockwell @stockwell.bsky.social · 8d

RIP Brian Patten

As a student in Liverpool I carried round a copy of The Mersey Sound until it was so dog-eared I had to buy another one

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Jesse Sheidlower @jessesword.com · 8d

"There's artificial intelligence, and there's actual intelligence" is a _great_ tagline.

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 8d

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

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Justin Weinberg @dailynous.com · 11d

Philosopher John Searle has died.

John Searle (1932-2025) - Daily Nous

Philosopher John Searle, well-known for his work on philosophy of mind and philosophy of language, has died. John Searle wrote extensively consciousness and the mind, intentionality, and speech act th...

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Multilingual Matters @multi-ling-mat.bsky.social · 11d

Lost in translation - How Africa is trying to close the AI language gap

AI in Africa: Experts aim to close the language gap

A new dataset with African languages should improve access to AI for millions on the continent.

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Tony McEnery @tonymcenery.bsky.social · 13d

Three great days of papers at the Universite d’Artois in Arras! Thanks to @fmoncomble.tract-linguistes.org for organising and to my fellow plenaries @jessesword.com and Jonathon Green for great talks.

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Tony McEnery @tonymcenery.bsky.social · 14d

A lovely summing up of five years of research effort by members of the ESRC CASS centre under the great leadership of @elenasemino.bsky.social 🎉

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Gavin Brookes @gavinbrookes.bsky.social · 14d

Excited to see this out! 'Applying Corpus Linguistics to Illness and Healthcare' - new #openaccess book, with @elenasemino.bsky.social @paulari.bsky.social @lukeccollins.bsky.social & @tonymcenery.bsky.social. @lancslinguistics.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/gb/universit...

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Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk · 14d

ICYMI: 📰 The Leverhulme Trust September Newsletter is out!

Read it on our website now: www.leverhulme.ac.uk/newsletter

@mphiljill.bsky.social @ferreira-rr.bsky.social @manmetuni.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social

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Elena Semino @elenasemino.bsky.social · 14d

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...

Applying Corpus Linguistics to Illness and Healthcare

This book has been fun and also somewhat liberating to write. To explain this we have to tell the story of how the book came about.

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Vaclav Brezina @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social · 20d

In conversation with @elenasemino.bsky.social on #CorpusMOOC

#healthcare #corpuslinguistics #communication

👉Find out more: edx.org/learn/social...

@corpussocialsci.bsky.social

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Prof Mike Yearworth @mikeyearworth.bsky.social · 18d

"In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limits."

www.computerworld.com/article/4059...

OpenAI admits AI hallucinations are mathematically inevitable, not just engineering flaws

In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limi...

www.computerworld.com

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Tony McEnery @tonymcenery.bsky.social · 19d

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!

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Tony McEnery @tonymcenery.bsky.social · 19d

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!

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Tove Larsson @tovelarsson.bsky.social · 19d

University of Hawai’i at Mānoa is hiring for a tenure track assistant professor with expertise in second language corpus linguistics. Check out the position and apply on UH’s website:

www.schooljobs.com/careers/hawa...

Career Opportunities at the University of Hawai'i | University of Hawai'i

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Tony McEnery @tonymcenery.bsky.social · 20d

Hope so!

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Sofia Rüdiger @sofiaruediger.bsky.social · 20d

oops, I did it again 🎶
Call for papers for Corpus Pragmatics special issue "Speech Acts in English: Corpus Insights from Past to Present", ed. by @racheledf.bsky.social, Christine Elsweiler & me.
Abstract submissions due: 1 November 2025
link.springer.com/collections/...
#Pragmatics #Linguistics

Speech Acts in English: Corpus Insights from Past to Present

In recent decades, speech act use in English has received considerable attention, producing a substantial body of research drawing on both historical and ...

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Sten Hansson @stenhansson.bsky.social · 29d

Discourse of fear in strategic narratives: The case of Russia’s Zapad war games

www.researchgate.net/publication/...

(PDF) Discourse of fear in strategic narratives: The case of Russia's Zapad war games

PDF | Modern military training exercises often include an information warfare component. Combat manoeuvres and weapon tests may be combined with... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on R...

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Vaclav Brezina @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social · 24d

Week 1 on #CorpusMOOC: key techniques of data analysis #concordance #frequency

👉 Join us today for free!

edx.org/learn/social...

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Tony McEnery @tonymcenery.bsky.social · 23d

Richly deserved!

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Isobelle Clarke @issyclarke.bsky.social · 23d

I am so pleased to announce that I have been awarded a @ukri.org Future Leaders Fellowship www.ukri.org/news/ukri-an... to undertake the project 'A Multi-Dimensional Understanding of the Digital Far Right'.

UKRI announces winners of £120 million Future Leaders Fellowships

Research into the causes of lung cancer and Alzheimer’s disease are among 77 projects to be funded by UKRI’s Future Leaders Fellowships.

www.ukri.org

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Anna Marchi 🌈 @journolinguist.bsky.social · 27d

Brilliant and timely reflection by @niallrcurry.bsky.social @tonymcenery.bsky.social @gavinbrookes.bsky.social on epistemology, knowledge-making, values, macroethics ... and GenAI "A question of alignment – AI, GenAI and applied linguistics" #corpuslinguistics www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Tony McEnery @tonymcenery.bsky.social · 27d

Great talk! Thanks for an excellent presentation and Q&A Niall.

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