Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

@danagablas.bsky.social

500 followers 450 following 4 posts

Senior Lecturer in Linguistics at Lancaster University. Passionate about use of corpora for L2 learning, teaching & testing. Creator of CorpusForSchools.

Posts Media Videos Starter Packs

Pinned

danagablas.bsky.social @danagablas.bsky.social · Jan 20

We are delighted to announce that the applications for the free Lancaster Summer Schools in Corpus Linguistics 2025 are now open! Join us this summer at @lancasteruni.bsky.social to learn more about corpora and their applications.

16-20 June 2025

More information: wp.lancs.ac.uk/corpussummer...

18 20

Reposted

Vaclav Brezina @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social · Jun 25

#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...

an apple computer with a keyboard and mouse

ALT: an apple computer with a keyboard and mouse

media.tenor.com

1 2

Reposted

Vaclav Brezina @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social · Jul 2

📊 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

1 4

Reposted

Vaclav Brezina @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social · Jul 2

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

5 6

Reposted

Paul Baker @paulari.bsky.social · Mar 7

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.

1 8 38

Reposted

Paul Baker @paulari.bsky.social · Mar 12

My recent Darwin College lecture at the University of Cambridge on Polari is now available on YouTube eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

4 22

Reposted

Paul Baker @paulari.bsky.social · Mar 12

Very proud that my department (Linguistics and English Language) is placed 3rd in the world for a second year www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/lancast...

Lancaster subjects are among best in the world and Linguistics takes third place   - Lancaster University

Linguistics at Lancaster University has been ranked third in the world with eight other subjects making it into the world top 100, according to new rankings released today.

www.lancaster.ac.uk

1 30

Reposted

Paul Baker @paulari.bsky.social · Jun 20

A great week at the Lancaster University Summer School in Corpus Linguistics. I think this is the 15th year I've taught on it.

3 24

Reposted

CASS @corpussocialsci.bsky.social · Jun 18

📊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

2 3

Reposted

CASS @corpussocialsci.bsky.social · Jun 18

🧑‍💻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

1 1

Reposted

CASS @corpussocialsci.bsky.social · Jun 19

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

1 3

Reposted

CASS @corpussocialsci.bsky.social · Jun 19

‼️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...

1 1

Reposted

CASS @corpussocialsci.bsky.social · Jun 19

🚀 #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...

2 3

Reposted

CASS @corpussocialsci.bsky.social · Jun 19

🔴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

2 4

Reposted

CASS @corpussocialsci.bsky.social · Jun 19

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

4 8

Reposted

CASS @corpussocialsci.bsky.social · Jun 19

🚀 #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

1 2

Reposted

CASS @corpussocialsci.bsky.social · Jun 19

💥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!

3 10

Reposted

CASS @corpussocialsci.bsky.social · Jun 20

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

1 4

Reposted

CASS @corpussocialsci.bsky.social · Jun 18

@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...

2 4

Reposted

CASS @corpussocialsci.bsky.social · Jun 18

🌤️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!

2 3

Reposted

CASS @corpussocialsci.bsky.social · Jun 17

🕰️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!

2 3

Reposted

Vaclav Brezina @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social · Jun 13

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

1 3

Reposted

Vaclav Brezina @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social · Jun 9

🚨 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

Microsoft Forms

forms.office.com

1 1

Reposted

Linguistics and English Language @ Lancaster University @lancslinguistics.bsky.social · Jun 4

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

Sam Schmück awarded Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship - Lancaster University

Congratulations to Sam Schmück for being awarded a highly prestigious Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship!

www.lancaster.ac.uk

8 11

Reposted

Vaclav Brezina @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social · Jun 10

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/...

1 2

Reposted

Vaclav Brezina @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social · Jun 11

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?

1 2