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Tony McEnery @tonymcenery.bsky.social · 18d

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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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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Vaclav Brezina @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social · 20d

In conversation with @tonymcenery.bsky.social on #CorpusMOOC #corpuslinguistics #technology #society #life

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

@corpussocialsci.bsky.social

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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!

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Vaclav Brezina @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social · 24d

#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

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Vaclav Brezina @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social · Jul 8

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

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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
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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

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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

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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!

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CASS @corpussocialsci.bsky.social · Jun 17

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

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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!

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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...

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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

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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

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CASS @corpussocialsci.bsky.social · Jun 19

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

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Vaclav Brezina @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social · Jun 13

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

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Vaclav Brezina @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social · Jun 12

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

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Vaclav Brezina @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social · Jun 12

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

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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?

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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/...

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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

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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

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Vaclav Brezina @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social · Jun 6

📢 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.

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Vaclav Brezina @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social · Jun 6

📢 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

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