@danagablas.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in Linguistics at Lancaster University. Passionate about use of corpora for L2 learning, teaching & testing. Creator of CorpusForSchools.
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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...
16-20 June 2025
More information: wp.lancs.ac.uk/corpussummer...
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#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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⌛️ 12.00-12.50pm UK time
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June 25, 2025 at 9:33 AM
#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...
⌛️ 12.00-12.50pm UK time
teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
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📊 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
It could be a great summer read to explore at your own pace.
#CorpusLinguistics #Statistics
@corpussocialsci.bsky.social @universitypress.cambridge.org
July 2, 2025 at 8:53 AM
📊 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
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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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
Catch up with free lecture recordings from #LancsSS25 here 👉 cass.lancs.ac.uk/free-lancast...
#CorpusLinguistics #FreeLectures
@corpussocialsci.bsky.social
@lancasteruni.bsky.social
July 2, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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
Catch up with free lecture recordings from #LancsSS25 here 👉 cass.lancs.ac.uk/free-lancast...
#CorpusLinguistics #FreeLectures
@corpussocialsci.bsky.social
@lancasteruni.bsky.social
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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.
March 7, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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.
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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...
March 12, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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...
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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
March 12, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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...
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A great week at the Lancaster University Summer School in Corpus Linguistics. I think this is the 15th year I've taught on it.
June 20, 2025 at 9:01 PM
A great week at the Lancaster University Summer School in Corpus Linguistics. I think this is the 15th year I've taught on it.
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📊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
June 18, 2025 at 12:47 PM
📊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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🧑💻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
June 18, 2025 at 3:35 PM
🧑💻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
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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
June 19, 2025 at 7:55 AM
🚶📸Some snapshots from the Lancaster Walk yesterday afternoon! Highlights included Lancaster Castle, Lancaster Priory and J.L. Austin’s birthplace! #LancsSS25
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‼️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...
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...
June 19, 2025 at 8:17 AM
‼️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...
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...
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🚀 #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...
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...
June 19, 2025 at 9:19 AM
🚀 #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...
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...
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🔴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
June 19, 2025 at 9:39 AM
🔴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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🧬 @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social demonstrates the corpus linguistic phenomenon of collocation using a molecular structure. #LancsSS25
June 19, 2025 at 9:46 AM
🧬 @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social demonstrates the corpus linguistic phenomenon of collocation using a molecular structure. #LancsSS25
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🚀 #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
#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
June 19, 2025 at 11:39 AM
🚀 #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
#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
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💥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!
June 19, 2025 at 12:44 PM
💥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!
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👋The week has finally drawn to a close at #LancsSS25 ! Thank you to all our participants, speakers and helpers!
June 20, 2025 at 6:47 PM
👋The week has finally drawn to a close at #LancsSS25 ! Thank you to all our participants, speakers and helpers!
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@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...
June 18, 2025 at 9:38 AM
@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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🌤️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!
June 18, 2025 at 8:25 AM
🌤️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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🕰️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!
June 17, 2025 at 9:24 AM
🕰️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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Live streamed lectures available from 16 June...
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June 13, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Live streamed lectures available from 16 June...
cass.lancs.ac.uk/free-online-...
cass.lancs.ac.uk/free-online-...
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🚨 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
📢 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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June 9, 2025 at 8:20 AM
🚨 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
📢 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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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
@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
June 4, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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
@samschmueck.bsky.social @leverhulme.ac.uk
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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/...
We offer flexible (Online) programmes and we are recruiting right now!
www.lancaster.ac.uk/linguistics/...
June 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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/...
We offer flexible (Online) programmes and we are recruiting right now!
www.lancaster.ac.uk/linguistics/...
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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?
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?
June 11, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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?
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?