Stefania Spina
@sspina.bsky.social
Linguist. Italian native and learner corpora: https://lt.eurac.edu/cqpweb/
SLA. Discourse analysis.
Current research: Learner Dictionary of Italian Collocations, Discourse of newspapers' crime reports.
Blog: https://inparolepovere.substack.com/
SLA. Discourse analysis.
Current research: Learner Dictionary of Italian Collocations, Discourse of newspapers' crime reports.
Blog: https://inparolepovere.substack.com/
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Stefania Spina
@sspina.bsky.social
· Jun 26
Un nuovo corpus linguistico: il PEC24
Chiedere informazioni ai testi per analizzare l'italiano
open.substack.com
The PEC24, a new reference #corpus of Italian, is now available via Search-it, a CQPweb-based platform
👇
lt.eurac.edu/cqpweb/
A paper where PEC24 is described (English)
👇
doi.org/10.54103/203...
A short introduction (Italian)
👇
open.substack.com/pub/inparole...
👇
lt.eurac.edu/cqpweb/
A paper where PEC24 is described (English)
👇
doi.org/10.54103/203...
A short introduction (Italian)
👇
open.substack.com/pub/inparole...
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17th International Teaching and Language Corpora (TALC) conference, University of Extremadura, Jarandilla de la Vera, Cáceres, Spain, 15-18 July 2026. Submission deadline is 18th January 2026 #corpuslinguistics #language #languagelearning #languageteaching
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November 12, 2025 at 5:39 AM
17th International Teaching and Language Corpora (TALC) conference, University of Extremadura, Jarandilla de la Vera, Cáceres, Spain, 15-18 July 2026. Submission deadline is 18th January 2026 #corpuslinguistics #language #languagelearning #languageteaching
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Cortigiana a me?
La necessità inderogabile di darsi un codice di comportamento (anche) linguistico nella comunicazione pubblica
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La necessità inderogabile di darsi un codice di comportamento (anche) linguistico nella comunicazione pubblica
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October 17, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Cortigiana a me?
La necessità inderogabile di darsi un codice di comportamento (anche) linguistico nella comunicazione pubblica
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La necessità inderogabile di darsi un codice di comportamento (anche) linguistico nella comunicazione pubblica
open.substack.com/pub/inparole...
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"I feel a wave of affection.."
"il sera fou de joie…"
OUT NOW: Iva Novakova, Olivier Kraif, & Marion Gymnich's contrastive corpus analysis sheds light on the phraseological motifs observed in the French and English romance novel genre.
#LiteraryGenre #CorpusStylistics
doi.org/10.1075/ijcl...
"il sera fou de joie…"
OUT NOW: Iva Novakova, Olivier Kraif, & Marion Gymnich's contrastive corpus analysis sheds light on the phraseological motifs observed in the French and English romance novel genre.
#LiteraryGenre #CorpusStylistics
doi.org/10.1075/ijcl...
Exploring the ‘language of intimacy’ in English and French romance novels by means of a corpus-driven
approach | John Benjamins
Abstract
Subgenres of the novel have traditionally been defined first and foremost in terms of their content. Yet, in
addition to revisiting themes, settings, plot patterns and character constellation...
doi.org
October 17, 2025 at 12:48 PM
"I feel a wave of affection.."
"il sera fou de joie…"
OUT NOW: Iva Novakova, Olivier Kraif, & Marion Gymnich's contrastive corpus analysis sheds light on the phraseological motifs observed in the French and English romance novel genre.
#LiteraryGenre #CorpusStylistics
doi.org/10.1075/ijcl...
"il sera fou de joie…"
OUT NOW: Iva Novakova, Olivier Kraif, & Marion Gymnich's contrastive corpus analysis sheds light on the phraseological motifs observed in the French and English romance novel genre.
#LiteraryGenre #CorpusStylistics
doi.org/10.1075/ijcl...
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lunedì #6ottobre per traduttori e altri professionisti delle lingue un workshop sul loro ruolo nel contesto dell’IA:
italy.representation.ec.europa.eu/notizie-ed-e...
(partecipazione gratuita da remoto)
#TranslatingEurope 🇪🇺
italy.representation.ec.europa.eu/notizie-ed-e...
(partecipazione gratuita da remoto)
#TranslatingEurope 🇪🇺
#TranslatingEurope workshop “Il linguista del futuro: quale ruolo nel contesto dell’IA?”
Organizzato congiuntamente dalla Direzione Generale Traduzione della Commissione europea e da Federlingue, il convegno si propone di mettere in luce, il ruolo che i professionisti delle lingue, tra cu...
italy.representation.ec.europa.eu
October 4, 2025 at 3:38 PM
lunedì #6ottobre per traduttori e altri professionisti delle lingue un workshop sul loro ruolo nel contesto dell’IA:
italy.representation.ec.europa.eu/notizie-ed-e...
(partecipazione gratuita da remoto)
#TranslatingEurope 🇪🇺
italy.representation.ec.europa.eu/notizie-ed-e...
(partecipazione gratuita da remoto)
#TranslatingEurope 🇪🇺
So happy that our new eye-tracking study on word combinations is out!
euroslajournal.org/articles/10....
euroslajournal.org/articles/10....
Producing and processing word combinations in an L2: An eye-tracking study exploring the individual learner experience | Journal of the European Second Language Association
euroslajournal.org
October 4, 2025 at 4:38 PM
So happy that our new eye-tracking study on word combinations is out!
euroslajournal.org/articles/10....
euroslajournal.org/articles/10....
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"Columbia’s capitulation has turned a university that was once a site of free inquiry and learning into a shadow of its former self, an-anti university"
I spent decades at Columbia. I’m withdrawing my fall course due to its deal with Trump
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I spent decades at Columbia. I’m withdrawing my fall course due to its deal with Trump
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I spent decades at Columbia. I’m withdrawing my fall course due to its deal with Trump | Rashid Khalidi
The university’s draconian policies and new definition of antisemitism make much teaching impossible
www.theguardian.com
August 1, 2025 at 11:22 AM
"Columbia’s capitulation has turned a university that was once a site of free inquiry and learning into a shadow of its former self, an-anti university"
I spent decades at Columbia. I’m withdrawing my fall course due to its deal with Trump
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I spent decades at Columbia. I’m withdrawing my fall course due to its deal with Trump
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Save the date!
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
wp.lancs.ac.uk
July 31, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Save the date!
I titoli dei giornali di qualche decennio fa usavano aggettivi accurati, misurati e originali. Oggi nei titoli domina la ripetitività, l'omologazione e la ricerca a tutti i costi della sensazione e dell’effetto.
#giornali #titoli #aggettivi #newspapers
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#giornali #titoli #aggettivi #newspapers
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Cari, vecchi aggettivi che i giornali non usano più
I bellissimi archivi storici de La Stampa e di qualche altro quotidiano virtuoso mi consentono, quando ho un po’ di tempo, di scorrere le pagine dei giornali del giorno, di qualche decennio indietro n...
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July 30, 2025 at 6:49 AM
I titoli dei giornali di qualche decennio fa usavano aggettivi accurati, misurati e originali. Oggi nei titoli domina la ripetitività, l'omologazione e la ricerca a tutti i costi della sensazione e dell’effetto.
#giornali #titoli #aggettivi #newspapers
open.substack.com/pub/inparole...
#giornali #titoli #aggettivi #newspapers
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Scientist è una parola inglese creata per essere #inclusiva, e per riferirsi a una donna.
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Scientist
Una parola nata per essere inclusiva
open.substack.com
July 10, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Scientist è una parola inglese creata per essere #inclusiva, e per riferirsi a una donna.
open.substack.com/pub/inparole...
open.substack.com/pub/inparole...
Occultare parte della realtà dando nomi evocativi alle leggi, non solo negli USA: dalla Salva Italia alla Buona scuola
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Una legge magnifica
Tecniche di dissimulazione nei nomi delle leggi
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July 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Occultare parte della realtà dando nomi evocativi alle leggi, non solo negli USA: dalla Salva Italia alla Buona scuola
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open.substack.com/pub/inparole...
Fabio Zanda presenting our #corpus-based work for a Learner Dictionary of Italian Collocations at #CL2025 in Birmingham
July 1, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Fabio Zanda presenting our #corpus-based work for a Learner Dictionary of Italian Collocations at #CL2025 in Birmingham
Very sad to miss #CL2025 this year, but... our DICI-A (Learner #Dictionary of Italian #Collocations) will be presented by Fabio Zanda in the Tuesday poster session:
June 29, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Very sad to miss #CL2025 this year, but... our DICI-A (Learner #Dictionary of Italian #Collocations) will be presented by Fabio Zanda in the Tuesday poster session:
The PEC24, a new reference #corpus of Italian, is now available via Search-it, a CQPweb-based platform
👇
lt.eurac.edu/cqpweb/
A paper where PEC24 is described (English)
👇
doi.org/10.54103/203...
A short introduction (Italian)
👇
open.substack.com/pub/inparole...
👇
lt.eurac.edu/cqpweb/
A paper where PEC24 is described (English)
👇
doi.org/10.54103/203...
A short introduction (Italian)
👇
open.substack.com/pub/inparole...
Un nuovo corpus linguistico: il PEC24
Chiedere informazioni ai testi per analizzare l'italiano
open.substack.com
June 26, 2025 at 6:22 PM
The PEC24, a new reference #corpus of Italian, is now available via Search-it, a CQPweb-based platform
👇
lt.eurac.edu/cqpweb/
A paper where PEC24 is described (English)
👇
doi.org/10.54103/203...
A short introduction (Italian)
👇
open.substack.com/pub/inparole...
👇
lt.eurac.edu/cqpweb/
A paper where PEC24 is described (English)
👇
doi.org/10.54103/203...
A short introduction (Italian)
👇
open.substack.com/pub/inparole...
The CARLA (Corpus Approaches to Research on Language) research group will be at the #EuroSLA 34 conference in Tromsø, Norway, with this poster that will be presented tomorrow by Irene Fioravanti.
@eurosla.bsky.social
@eurosla.bsky.social
June 25, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The CARLA (Corpus Approaches to Research on Language) research group will be at the #EuroSLA 34 conference in Tromsø, Norway, with this poster that will be presented tomorrow by Irene Fioravanti.
@eurosla.bsky.social
@eurosla.bsky.social
Very happy and proud to have presented our Learner Dictionary of Italian Collocations at Vocab@Maryland with my colleagues
@lucianaforti.bsky.social
@lucianaforti.bsky.social
June 19, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Very happy and proud to have presented our Learner Dictionary of Italian Collocations at Vocab@Maryland with my colleagues
@lucianaforti.bsky.social
@lucianaforti.bsky.social
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We are pleased to announce this year’s Sinclair Lecture by @jwgrieve.bsky.social, titled “Corpus linguistics is all you need: Large language models and the legacy of John Sinclair”, on 7 July. Open to the public and live-streamed. Details and registration below.
www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/edac...
www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/edac...
June 16, 2025 at 10:52 AM
We are pleased to announce this year’s Sinclair Lecture by @jwgrieve.bsky.social, titled “Corpus linguistics is all you need: Large language models and the legacy of John Sinclair”, on 7 July. Open to the public and live-streamed. Details and registration below.
www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/edac...
www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/edac...
Il prologo di Charlie di questa settimana è uno dei motivi per essere abbonati al @ilpost.it
June 15, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Il prologo di Charlie di questa settimana è uno dei motivi per essere abbonati al @ilpost.it
Happy to share my paper “A Different View of Phraseological Complexity: The Role of Density, Diversity and Distance” published on the Journal of the Europ. Second Language Association in the collection “Multiple views on #phraseology in second language acquisition”
euroslajournal.org/articles/10....
euroslajournal.org/articles/10....
A Different View of Phraseological Complexity: The Role of Density, Diversity and Distance | Journal of the European Second Language Association
euroslajournal.org
May 29, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Happy to share my paper “A Different View of Phraseological Complexity: The Role of Density, Diversity and Distance” published on the Journal of the Europ. Second Language Association in the collection “Multiple views on #phraseology in second language acquisition”
euroslajournal.org/articles/10....
euroslajournal.org/articles/10....
Reposted by Stefania Spina
📣 BREAKING NEWS:
Harvard sues Trump administration over foreign student ban, calling move unconstitutional and a threat to academic freedom.
“Harvard is not Harvard without its international students,” the university writes.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
Harvard sues Trump administration over foreign student ban, calling move unconstitutional and a threat to academic freedom.
“Harvard is not Harvard without its international students,” the university writes.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
May 23, 2025 at 1:15 PM
📣 BREAKING NEWS:
Harvard sues Trump administration over foreign student ban, calling move unconstitutional and a threat to academic freedom.
“Harvard is not Harvard without its international students,” the university writes.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
Harvard sues Trump administration over foreign student ban, calling move unconstitutional and a threat to academic freedom.
“Harvard is not Harvard without its international students,” the university writes.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
Due diverse rappresentazioni giornalistiche di uno stesso evento: una sobria e istituzionale, l'altra emotiva e patetica. Ecco come #ChatGPT le trasforma in immagini (ah, la rappresentazione patetica ovviamente è di un giornale italiano)
#AI #LLM
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#AI #LLM
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Sobrietà contro emotività: le lacrime di Obama viste da GPT
Come l'IA rappresenta in immagini le diverse narrazioni contenute in due titoli di giornale
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May 13, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Due diverse rappresentazioni giornalistiche di uno stesso evento: una sobria e istituzionale, l'altra emotiva e patetica. Ecco come #ChatGPT le trasforma in immagini (ah, la rappresentazione patetica ovviamente è di un giornale italiano)
#AI #LLM
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#AI #LLM
open.substack.com/pub/inparole...
Yes, I totally agree. And it is not even helpful to talk of "playing cards"(inparolepovere.substack.com/p/pace-e-met...) or to talk of peace with the words of war (inparolepovere.substack.com/p/parlare-di...; in Italian)
April 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Yes, I totally agree. And it is not even helpful to talk of "playing cards"(inparolepovere.substack.com/p/pace-e-met...) or to talk of peace with the words of war (inparolepovere.substack.com/p/parlare-di...; in Italian)
Reposted by Stefania Spina
Registration is now open for the Register and task variation in Learner Corpus Research conference (VAR4LCR), taking place on 7-8 July 2025 in Louvain-la-Neuve. Early bird registration deadline: 22 May 2025
www.uclouvain.be/en/research-....
www.uclouvain.be/en/research-....
Register and task variation in Learner Corpus Research (VAR4LCR) | Université catholique de Louvain
This conference, to be held on 7 and 8 July 2025 in Louvain-la-Neuve, will mark the closing of the Hoover Seedfund project on "Learner Corpus Research and Register Variation", a collaborative initiati...
www.uclouvain.be
April 24, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Registration is now open for the Register and task variation in Learner Corpus Research conference (VAR4LCR), taking place on 7-8 July 2025 in Louvain-la-Neuve. Early bird registration deadline: 22 May 2025
www.uclouvain.be/en/research-....
www.uclouvain.be/en/research-....
Almeno il 25 per cento degli incidenti sul lavoro è provocato dalla scarsa comprensione linguistica.
www.editorialedomani.it/economia/se-...
www.editorialedomani.it/economia/se-...
Se la “lingua” provoca incidenti: Fincantieri, è lotta agli infortuni
Almeno il 25 per cento delle lesioni è provocato dalla scarsa comprensione linguistica. Al via un progetto innovativo della società di Monfalcone per favorire l’inclusione lavorativa
www.editorialedomani.it
April 15, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Almeno il 25 per cento degli incidenti sul lavoro è provocato dalla scarsa comprensione linguistica.
www.editorialedomani.it/economia/se-...
www.editorialedomani.it/economia/se-...
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Applications are now open for the graduate programme in "Linguistic Computing" at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore! #Milan #NLProc #artificalintelligence
www.unicatt.it/en/programme...
www.unicatt.it/en/programme...
April 11, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Applications are now open for the graduate programme in "Linguistic Computing" at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore! #Milan #NLProc #artificalintelligence
www.unicatt.it/en/programme...
www.unicatt.it/en/programme...