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New blog: analysing how obesity is represented in news reporting. The post explores patterns in media language and what they reveal about wider public discourse around obesity.
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We recently hosted a visit from Mina Patel, Head of Research, Future of English at the @britishcouncil.bsky.social - you can read more in our latest blog post. cass.lancs.ac.uk/cass-researc...
In 2026, our CASS Summer Schools offer two free-to-attend courses in corpus linguistics, focused on Language, Discourse and Society, and Language Teaching, Testing and Assessment.
Applications are now open!
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Applications for the free-to-attend 2026 CASS Summer Schools are now open!
Intensive, expert-led training in corpus linguistics. No course fees (travel and accommodation are self-funded) #LancsSS26
Apply via the CASS website: wp.lancs.ac.uk/corpussummer...
New on the CASS blog: insights from a recent visiting academic on her research stay at Lancaster. Read the post here: cass.lancs.ac.uk/my-research-...
After the excitement of last week’s book launch, here's a blog from our team that lifts the lid on how corpus linguistics can be used to explore illness and healthcare. A look at the methods, the hurdles, and the insights along the way: cambridgeblog.org/2025/08/appl...
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...
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Image shows day 1 of the programme, which can be read in full as a PDF at https://ic4ch.wordpress.com/activities/ Day 1: Thursday 11th of September 2025 09.30 - 10.15 Registration 10.15 - 10.30 Symposium Opening Address 10.30 - 12.00 Panel 1: Chronic and long-term health 12.00 - 13.00 Lunch 13.00 - 14.30 Panel 2: Infectious diseases and pandemics How will we work together? Communication and Caring in the Time of Pandemics 14.30 - 15.00 Break 15.00 – 16.30 Panel 3: Vaccinations 16.30 – 17.00 Roundtable discussion
Image shows day 2 of the programme, which can be read in full as a PDF at https://ic4ch.wordpress.com/activities/ Day 2: Friday 12th of September 2025 09.30 – 11.00 Panel 4: Interactions in healthcare settings 11.00 – 11.30 Break 11.30 – 12.30 Panel 4 (Continued): Interactions in healthcare settings 12.30 – 13.30 Lunch 13.30 – 15.00 Panel 5: Interactions in healthcare settings and end of life 15.30 – 16.00 Roundtable discussion 16.00 – 16.20 Event Close
Join us for our 5th Symposium of the International Consortium for Communication in Health Care!
📆When: 11-12 September 2025
📍At: Lancaster University, UK
Early bird registration is open until June 15th registration.lancaster.ac.uk/Registration...
More info: ic4ch.wordpress.com/activities/
Whether you work in education, comms, or research, our new online course will change how you see language.
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👋The week has finally drawn to a close at #LancsSS25 ! Thank you to all our participants, speakers and helpers!
💥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!
🚀 #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
🧬 @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social demonstrates the corpus linguistic phenomenon of collocation using a molecular structure. #LancsSS25
🔴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
🚀 #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...
‼️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
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🚶📸Some snapshots from the Lancaster Walk yesterday afternoon! Highlights included Lancaster Castle, Lancaster Priory and J.L. Austin’s birthplace! #LancsSS25
🧑💻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
📊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
@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...
‼️COMING UP AT 10:30: Through practical examples ranging from bar charts and pie charts to boxplots and sparklines, Prof. Brezina illustrates the spectrum of the good, the bad, the ugly — and the truly beautiful — in corpus data visualisation.
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🌤️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!
🚨TODAY’S LIVE-STREAMED LECTURE: In this accessible lecture, Prof. Vaclav Brezina explores the art and science of visualising corpus data.
⏰10:30-11:30am
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💡Highlights from Tuesday afternoon at #LancsSS25 with talks from @lukeharding.bsky.social on validity, AI and language testing & @jculpeper.bsky.social on using corpora to get an insight into Shakespeare’s language.
⏳COMING UP NEXT (3-4pm): Join us for a session on validity, AI and language testing—focusing on the role of corpus linguistics in language test validation.
How can corpus linguistics help with language test validation? #LancsSS25 🔗 teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
