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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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Gavin Brookes @gavinbrookes.bsky.social · 13d

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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Gavin Brookes @gavinbrookes.bsky.social · 15d

Honoured to give a keynote at the Data, Gender and Society summer school at @dhssfau.bsky.social this morning. Thanks so much for the invitation, and great audience engagement! @lancslinguistics.bsky.social

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Prof Michaela Mahlberg @michamahlberg.bsky.social · 15d

Beginning Day#3 with a keynote by the amazing @gavinbrookes.bsky.social
#DHSS2025
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Prof Michaela Mahlberg @michamahlberg.bsky.social · 15d

“The true value of #corpuslinguistics is the combination of quantitative scale & qualitative depth”
@gavinbrookes.bsky.social gave us so much to think about this morning
#DHSS2025

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DHSS FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg @dhssfau.bsky.social · 16d

We had two fantastic sessions this morning!

– Prof. Michaela Mahlberg gave us a great introduction to digital humanities @michamahlberg.bsky.social
– Prof. Anna Foka delivered an inspiring first keynote on AI & heritage

Fantastic vibes all around! ✨

#DHSS2025 #DigitalHumanities

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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.

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Mark McGlashan @markmcglashan.com · Sep 2

Corpus linguistics for safeguarding children online

🔓 Out now with @crkennedy.bsky.social as part of a special issue on Corpus linguistic approaches to tackling online crime edited by the brilliant @wrightdw.bsky.social

@livunienglish.bsky.social

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Corpus linguistics for safeguarding children online

Safeguarding children in schools broadly refers to the actions taken to protect children from abuse, prevent damage to health and development, and pro…

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Gavin Brookes @gavinbrookes.bsky.social · Sep 4

I was honoured today to give a keynote speech on working with sociodemographic metadata for online language corpora, at the 12th CMC Conference at the University of Bayreuth 🇩🇪 Grateful to the audience for their engagement and great questions! @unibayreuth.bsky.social @lancslinguistics.bsky.social

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Barbara Geralds Institute for Storytelling and Social Impact @bgstorytelling.bsky.social · Aug 18

🎙️ Elena Semino, Distinguished Professor of Linguistics and English Language at Lancaster University joins host Dr. Joe Bianco to discuss the subtle and surprising ways that language 🗣️ and humor 😂 shape health experiences 💙.

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Corpora & Discourse Conference 2026 @corporadiscourse.bsky.social · Jul 31

Diaries at the ready... the next Corpora & Discourse International Conference will take place from 23-25 June 2026, at Lancaster University. We are also very excited to launch our website, with plenary speaker info, key dates, and much more besides: wp.lancs.ac.uk/cad-2026/. Please share widely!

Corpora & Discourse International Conference 2026 – 23-25 June 2026

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Frazer Heritage @nounfraze.bsky.social · Jul 31

📣🎉 Genuinely so happy to share my new article in The Journal of Pragmatics 🎉

My paper is titled "Social identity and implicature: Exploring the pragmatics of transgender coming out narratives in videogames" and can be accessed here (Open Access!) 👇👇

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Social identity and implicature: Exploring the pragmatics of transgender coming out narratives in videogames

Despite being one of the most popular forms of media, videogames are an under-researched text type within linguistics. This paper examines the languag…

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Gavin Brookes @gavinbrookes.bsky.social · Jul 30

New chapter out now on feminist protest and political change with @mchalu.bsky.social, in this important collection on language and gender in Eastern Europe, edited by @ksenijabogetic.bsky.social. @lancslinguistics.bsky.social

Malgorzata Chalupnik @mchalu.bsky.social · Jul 30

Out now! @gavinbrookes.bsky.social and I on feminist protest and political change in Poland link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...

From Streets to Sejm: Discourses of Feminist Protest and Political Change in Poland

The events surrounding Ogólnopolski Strajk Kobiet (All-Poland Women’s Strike), the most massive gathering since the fall of communism, are said to have inaugurated a new form of feminism in...

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Malgorzata Chalupnik @mchalu.bsky.social · Jul 30

Out now! @gavinbrookes.bsky.social and I on feminist protest and political change in Poland link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...

From Streets to Sejm: Discourses of Feminist Protest and Political Change in Poland

The events surrounding Ogólnopolski Strajk Kobiet (All-Poland Women’s Strike), the most massive gathering since the fall of communism, are said to have inaugurated a new form of feminism in...

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DHSS FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg @dhssfau.bsky.social · Jul 28

📣 Keynote Speaker Announcement #DHSS25

We’re pleased to announce our third keynote speaker: @gavinbrookes.bsky.social

🎤 Title: Corpus linguistics for gender and language research: Key concepts and critical reflections

🗓️ 22–26 September 2025
🔗 www.dhss.phil.fau.eu/summer-school

#dhss25

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Niall Curry @niallrcurry.bsky.social · Jul 24

So happy to share that I've been promoted to Reader in Languages and Linguistics at @manmetuni.bsky.social. I am so grateful for all the support from colleagues here and afar! 🥳🎊 @mcrlinguistics.bsky.social

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Prof Michaela Mahlberg @michamahlberg.bsky.social · Jul 23

What a joy! Thank you for the invitation @gavinbrookes.bsky.social

Join us in Lancaster!
#CADS2026

@fau.de #MovingKnowledge

Corpora & Discourse Conference 2026 @corporadiscourse.bsky.social · Jul 23

The next plenary speaker we are excited to announce is... Michaela Mahlberg @michamahlberg.bsky.social (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg)! You can read more about Michaela and her research here: www.dhss.phil.fau.eu/person/prof-... #CADS2026i

Image of Michaela Mahlberg - plenary speaker at the 2026 Corpora and Discourse International Conference.

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Corpora & Discourse Conference 2026 @corporadiscourse.bsky.social · Jul 24

We are excited to announce that our final speaker is... Elena Semino @elenasemino.bsky.social from Lancaster University! You can read more about Elena and her work here: www.lancaster.ac.uk/linguistics/... #CAD2026

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Corpora & Discourse Conference 2026 @corporadiscourse.bsky.social · Jul 23

The next plenary speaker we are excited to announce is... Michaela Mahlberg @michamahlberg.bsky.social (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg)! You can read more about Michaela and her research here: www.dhss.phil.fau.eu/person/prof-... #CADS2026i

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Matteo Fuoli @matteofuoli.bsky.social · Jul 22

What an absolute treat and honor to be invited to give a plenary at my favourite conference! 🤩 Thanks so much @gavinbrookes.bsky.social and all the #CADS2026 organizers for this invite. Can't wait!

Corpora & Discourse Conference 2026 @corporadiscourse.bsky.social · Jul 21

This week, we'll be announcing our four plenary speakers for the 2026 Corpora & Discourse International Conference. The first speaker we're excited to announce is Dr Matteo Fuoli @matteofuoli.bsky.social (University of Birmingham). You can read more about Matteo here: tinyurl.com/ycke6bya #CADS2026

Image of Dr Matteo Fuoli - plenary speaker at the Corpora & Discourse International Conference 2026.

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MANTRaP: Misogyny ANd The Red Pill @mantrap.bsky.social · Jul 17

The Women and Equalities Select Committee @commonswec.parliament.uk has accepted our team's evidence as part of it's public enquiry into 'Misogyny: the manosphere and online content'

Read our submission below

committees.parliament.uk/work/9089/mi...

Misogyny: the manosphere and online content - Written evidence - Committees - UK Parliament

Written evidence submission publications for Misogyny: the manosphere and online content.

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Elena Semino @elenasemino.bsky.social · Jul 17

Just received the final proofs of this book, based on @corpussocialsci.bsky.social research on health communication. It will be out *open access* later this year. @paulari.bsky.social @gavinbrookes.bsky.social @lukeccollins.bsky.social @tonymcenery.bsky.social

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Applying Corpus Linguistics to Illness and Healthcare

Cambridge Core - Medicine: General Interest - Applying Corpus Linguistics to Illness and Healthcare

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Corpora & Discourse Conference 2026 @corporadiscourse.bsky.social · Jul 13

Preparations for the 2026 Corpora and Discourse International Conference at Lancaster University are under way! We will be sharing information on dates for your calendars, plenary speakers, and the upcoming call for papers very soon. Follow here for updates, and please share widely! #CADS2026

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Charlotte Taylor @proftaylor.bsky.social · Jul 3

I loved sharing a plenary on'What counts?' with the ever-brilliant @journolinguist.bsky.social at #CL2025. Not least because it led to some great conversations including two excellent illustrations that are too good not to share further

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Paul Baker @paulari.bsky.social · Jul 2

Great plenary by @proftaylor.bsky.social and @journolinguist.bsky.social at #CL2025

Charlotte Taylor and Anna Marchi giving a plenary talk.

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