Corpus in Focus (CIF)

Welcome to "Corpus in Focus," where we dive into the ocean of human language through the lens of corpus linguistics! Imagine a treasure trove where every word, phrase, and sentence ever written or spoken is collected, analyzed, and dissected to reveal the hidden patterns and quirks of language. Corpus linguistics isn't just about studying language; it's like being a linguistic archaeologist, unearthing the cultural, historical, and social DNA encoded in our everyday speech. From uncovering the evolution of slang to predicting linguistic trends, "Corpus in Focus" brings you the fascinating world where data meets dialogue. Join us, and let's decode the symphony of human communication together!

Grateful that DeGruyter have made our paper open access for three months!🥳If you’re interested in how GenAI is transforming publishing in Applied Linguistics, you can freely download and read it here: degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/1… Authored with Benjamin Moorhouse & Samantha Curle

We’re proud of our @TeachersCollege Applied Linguistics & TESOL alumni! 🌟 The 2025 Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, edited by alum Andrea Révéz & featuring Prof. Han + alum Evelina Galarci, is free until Nov 3. 🔗 …ambridge-org.ezproxy.cul.columbia.edu/core/journals/… #altesolalumni #appliedlinguistics

"CLEC expands learner corpus research by including … rich metadata on [learners'] backgrounds" Wang et al. (in press). Introducing the Chinese Learner English Corpus (CLEC): A new resource for exploring the impact of extramural activities on L2 writing doi.org/10.1017/S02722…

🇯🇵 We now have a Japanese agent – Unipos (ユニポス, operated by Tegara Corporation) – making it easier for institutions in Japan to gain access to Sketch Engine services. Full press release here: value-press.com/pressrelease/3…

Chuffed to share this neew open access 🔓 paper with Dr Niall Curry @RegisterStudies : Exploring public-oriented research #communication. A register perspective. You can find the paper here: doi.org/10.1075/rs.2... & some details in the 🧵 below⬇️ @MCRLinguistics @languagecorpora @LetrasUMU #corpuslinguistics #research #appliedlinguistics

#NewBook alert: 'Lexical Demands in CLIL Primary-School Textbooks: A Corpus Linguistic Perspective' by Irene Castellano-Risco has just been #PublishedByPalgrave in the #PalgravePivot range! This book explores input in primary-education textbooks: link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…

Summer Intensive Course (Linguistic Data Analysis I) by Dr. Masaki Eguchi of Waseda University & Equmenopolis, Inc., focusing on corpus and computational analysis of language data.

DAAD Scholarship Germany 2026-2027 (Fully Funded) is Announced* Details: scholarshipforphd.com/daad-scholarsh… International Students for Masters & Ph.D. ALL Nationality are Eligible All the Expenses will be Covered by DAAD. Travel Allowance, Monthly Stipend, Health Insurance, Family Allowance. Master Degree: 12-24 Months, 36 months for Ph. D. Fields: Economic Sciences/ Business Administration/, Political Economics, Development Cooperation, Engineering and Related Sciences, Engineering, Mathematics, Regional and Urban Planning, Agricultural and Forest Sciences, Natural and Environmental Sciences, Medicine and Public Health, Social Sciences, Education and Law, Media Studies.

"we … provide an accessible introduction to LLM-based text analysis, focusing on the Transformer architecture." Debelak et al. (in press). From Embeddings to Explainability: A Tutorial on Large-Language-Model-Based Text Analysis for Behavioral Scientists doi.org/10.1177/251524…

✍️ Babel Young Writers' Competition! Write on your specialist topic to win: 📖 Publication in Babel 📚 A year's subscription 📘 Linguistic Lexicon book 🏆 Here are some previous winners for inspiration 📜 Guidelines at babelzine.co.uk/wp-content/upl…

📢Good morning Wrong-uns! You can listen to the Series 1 finale today! We answer listener questions that have been sent in over the course of the series.📢 open.spotify.com/episode/7dJgwh…

📢 Free webinar: Corpus Linguistics - Skills for the Future Join Prof Paul Baker to explore what corpus methods can tell us about communicative patterns of Gen Z using a new corpus of American English. 📷 7 August 2025 | 2-3pm (UK time) 📷forms.office.com/e/uppRBrE5AF @LAEL_LU

Looking for an exciting PhD project on #academicwriting or #EMI? We @LAEL_LU welcome PhD proposals using the newly-built large-scale EMI Corpus of student academic writing. More about the corpus:🔗 wp.lancs.ac.uk/emi-corpus-pro…. #PhDOpportunity

Three workshops are currently in progress this afternoon: “Open access and open source tools for corpus linguistics: Wmatrix version 7 and PyMUSAS”, “Word embeddings for discourse studies”, and “Applying FAIR data principles in corpus linguistics”. #CL2025

New Cambridge Element Generative Artificial Intelligence and Language Teaching by Benjamin Luke Moorhouse and Kevin M. Wong is now free to read for 2 weeks! cup.org/4ldHHEM #cambridgeelements #languageandlinguistics

First plenary underway at #EuroSLA34: Theres Grüter on 'Can guessing enhance learning? Exploring prediction error as a mechanism for language learning'.

Less than a week to go until #CL2025! The conference programme and book of abstracts are now available: cl2025.co.uk/programme

Does ‘free speech’ even exist? prospectmagazine.co.uk/podcasts/media…