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CASS @corpussocialsci.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

An engaging short video about concordance in corpus linguistics with @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social #LancsSS26

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CASS @corpussocialsci.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Another fascinating video about early concordance in the Lancaster-Oslo/Bergen Corpus produced in the 1970s @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social #LancsSS26

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CASS @corpussocialsci.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Now is the session with @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social ✨Statistics & data visualisation #LancsSS26 #Corpuslinguistics

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CASS @corpussocialsci.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Now a wonderful practical session about statistics and data visualisation is ongoing with @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social #LancsSS26 #corpuslinguistics #lancsbox

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CASS @corpussocialsci.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Check this out👀！ @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social is inviting you to meet🦆Corrie, our mascot for the Lancaster Summer Schools in Corpus Linguistics✨ #LancsSS26 #Corpuslinguistics

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CASS @corpussocialsci.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

📢 A special message from @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social Prof Vaclav Brezina, Co-Director of the CASS at Lancaster University! Interested in corpus linguistics? Join our Corpus MOOC, a free online training course running every September. We look forward to welcoming you! 🌍📚

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CASS @corpussocialsci.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Now is the session Analysing and Visualising Collocations with @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social #LancsSS26

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CASS @corpussocialsci.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Today's short video #1 with @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social The Galton Board, also known as the Quincunx. #LancsSS26 #Corpuslinguistics

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CASS @corpussocialsci.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

A lovely afternoon walking around Lancaster with our 2026 summer school participants! We explored Lancaster Castle, Austin's House, Lancaster Priory, the Roman Bath House, the Millennium Bridge over the River Lune, the city centre, and Dalton Square. 🌟 #LancsSS26 @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social

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CASS @corpussocialsci.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Another clip with @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social about a special book - A Collection of English Proverbs by John Ray #LancasSS26 #Corpuslinguistics

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Vaclav Brezina @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Meet Corrie the concorduck - a duck especially trained to analyse concordance lines😀 #LancsSS26 Lancaster Summer Schools in Corpus Linguistics are about to start!

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Vaclav Brezina @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

📣🎓 Lancaster Summer Schools start tomorrow (Monday)! Join our online sessions to learn about Corpus Linguistics 🗂️📚—the study of language through real-world data—and explore its many applications 🤖💬 Sign up and get a certificate of attendance ✨ 👉 forms.office.com/e/7UPvCDfwAX

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Vaclav Brezina @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

📢 Join us for the launch of the EMI Corpus — a unique new resource for researchers and practitioners interested in English as a Medium of Instruction 🌍🎓 📅 17 June 2026 💻 Online Register here: tinyurl.com/3bntvhya @corpussocialsci.bsky.social @danagablas.bsky.social @britishcouncil.bsky.social

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Vaclav Brezina @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

📢 Open Research Group next meeting 🧠📊 20 May 12pm UK time Collocation measures, precision vs approximation and computing association (e.g. MI) ➗📈 ❓ Quiz: what is a logarithm - and why is it used in MI score calculation? 🧮 forms.office.com/e/YT5md2fjka

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Vaclav Brezina @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

🎓📖 New blog post now live: Highlights from the Vice-Chancellor’s visit to @corpussocialsci.bsky.social, including a research “show and tell” @lancasteruni.bsky.social cass.lancs.ac.uk/cass-hosts-vice-chancellor-visit/

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Vaclav Brezina @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

This week, @corpussocialsci.bsky.social welcomed Czech Ambassador Václav Bartuška and Consul General David Frous to discuss energy security and nuclear discourse 🔋☢️🌍 in times of geopolitical change. Read more: cass.lancs.ac.uk/words-energy... @lancasteruni.bsky.social

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Vaclav Brezina @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Open Research Group meets tomorrow (Wed)! We’ll be focusing on association measures and continuing our exploration of R. Brezina, V. (2018) Statistics in Corpus Linguistics, Ch. 3: www.google.co.uk/books/editio... Evert, S. (2008) “Corpora and collocations”: stephanie-evert.de/PUB/Evert200...

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Vaclav Brezina @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

🧪 Quiz time! Can you match the molecules? Options: Water 💧 | Ethanol 🍷 | Ammonia 🧼 Just like molecules combine, words form collocations: curious how? 🤔 Join the @corpussocialsci.bsky.social Open Research Group today at 12pm UK time! Registration 👇 forms.office.com/e/YT5md2fjka

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Vaclav Brezina @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

📣 Open Research Group – @corpussocialsci.bsky.social Join us from 22 April (12:00 UK time) for a new series on collocations 📊—how words co-occur and how we can measure these patterns statistically 🧠 + gentle intro to R for beginners 💻 🔗 Register: forms.office.com/e/YT5md2fjka

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Vaclav Brezina @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

📊✨ Today at the @corpussocialsci.bsky.social Open Research Group! A gentle introduction to R for corpus linguistics 🧠💻 Perfect if you’re new or just curious! 📍 Join in person or online ⏰ 12pm (UK time) 👉 forms.office.com/e/YT5md2fjka #CorpusLinguistics #RStats #DigitalHumanities

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Vaclav Brezina @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Today at 12pm (UK time) we’re discussing Gries (2024), Frequency, Dispersion, Association, and Keyness, at the @corpussocialsci.bsky.social Open Research Group 📚 Link: forms.office.com/e/YT5md2fjka Join us and let us know what you think! 💬✨ #CorpusLinguistics

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Vaclav Brezina @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Still time to apply! 🎓✨ Fully funded PhD Opportunity @corpussocialsci.bsky.social jobs.ac.uk/job/DQL407/f...

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Vaclav Brezina @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Corpus linguistics for secondary schools 📚 Great day at the Catholic Grammar School in Pilsen, Czech Republic. Brilliant questions, corpora, new tech 💻 and the power of language 🗣️✨ @corpussocialsci.bsky.social

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Vaclav Brezina @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Today 12pm at the @corpussocialsci.bsky.social Open Research Group 📚 We’re reading Frequency in Language by @dagmardivjak.bsky.social and asking: how does frequency relate to cognition? Join us in person (County South B59) or online 👇 forms.office.com/e/YT5md2fjkac

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Vaclav Brezina @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

🎓✨ Fully Funded PhD Opportunity (UK & International applicants) ✨🌍 A PhD studentship is available @corpussocialsci.bsky.social starting Oct 2026. We’re seeking outstanding candidates in #corpuslinguistics, #languagetesting, or #appliedlinguistics 📊💻 🔗 More info: cass.lancs.ac.uk/fully-funded...

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Vaclav Brezina @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Everything is ready for today's Open research Group meeting (online and in person) organised by @corpussocialsci.bsky.social Topic: Frequency in language analysis Start: Wed 21 January 12pm UK time Still time to register: forms.office.com/e/YT5md2fjkac

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Vaclav Brezina @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

📣 The Open Advanced Methods in Corpus Linguistics research group @corpussocialsci.bsky.social 🔍 Measuring & reporting frequency — a core concept in corpus linguistics 📅 Wednesdays (fortnightly), 12:00–12:50 UK time; Starts: Wed 21 January ✅ Free registration: forms.office.com/e/YT5md2fjkac

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Vaclav Brezina @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Cold ride this morning in Lancaster 🥶🚴‍♂️ Balaclava helmet very much required on the way to @corpussocialsci.bsky.social Lots of exciting corpus linguistics opportunities coming up 📊✨ — watch this space! 👀 cass.lancs.ac.uk

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Vaclav Brezina @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

What does the future hold for English vocabulary? 🤔 What are the likely Words of the Year for 2026? 🔮 A conversation on @dubaieye1038.bsky.social 📻👇 omny.fm/shows/the-ag... Happy New Year! 🎉✨ #Language #woty2025 @corpussocialsci.bsky.social

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Vaclav Brezina @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

❄️Corpus linguists believe in Santa - the evidence appears every December in the newspaper corpus 📰 🎅 lancsbox.lancs.ac.uk/cracker @corpussocialsci.bsky.social #Christmas2025 #ChristmasCrackers

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Vaclav Brezina @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

🎅 Why did the corpus linguist bring a ladder? To reach higher frequency items 📊 lancsbox.lancs.ac.uk/cracker #LancsBox #Christmas #joke @corpussocialsci.bsky.social

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Vaclav Brezina @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Excited for the Global China Dialogues at the iconic British Academy in London! 🇬🇧 🇨🇳✨ Theme: Governance for Global Education 🎓 Which tech future will truly meet our educational & social needs? 🤖📚 #CriticalAI #CorpusLinguistics @tonymcenery.bsky.social

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Vaclav Brezina @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

✨ A very interesting evening at the House of Commons! 🎓 Official launch of the CDBU Code of Ethical University Governance tonight, 4 December. 📕 Worth a read: cdbu.org.uk/wp-content/u...

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Vaclav Brezina @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

A new @corpussocialsci.bsky.social 📖 blog post "Big Screens, Bigger Data: Reflections on a Lecture Trip to China" is now available cass.lancs.ac.uk/big-screens-...

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Vaclav Brezina @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Data-Driven Learning in the Age of AI: A Hands-On Introduction to #LancsBox X at Xi'an Jiaotong University 180+ participants; great conversations; cutting-edge technology lancsbox.lancs.ac.uk @corpussocialsci.bsky.social

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Vaclav Brezina @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

On the high-speed train to Xi’an 🚄🇨🇳 cruising at 300 km/h! Ready for the 2nd International Conference on Frontiers of Corpus-based Interdisciplinary Research. Workshop & plenary all set 🎓✨ #CorpusLinguistics #Conference #GlobalLearning @corpussocialsci.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social

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Vaclav Brezina @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Huge thanks to the amazing local organisers at SHISU for hosting such a successful training event! 🌟 🎓 Join us for more events or explore our latest research at 👉 cass.lancs.ac.uk

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Vaclav Brezina @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Day 2 at SHISU: 2-hour training session on #LancsBox - online and in person. #innovation #CorpusLinguistics #LancsBox now speaks Chinese. @corpussocialsci.bsky.social

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Vaclav Brezina @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

🚀 Insights from today’s workshop: 💡 Corpus linguistics = cutting-edge tech: specialised & transparent, unlike general but opaque LLMs. 🌍 Innovation is booming in multilingual & multimodal research. 🧰 Try #LancsBox — a free, powerful, and easy-to-use tool for corpus exploration: lancsbox.lancs.ac.uk

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Vaclav Brezina @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Between #science and #metaphysics: Dark matter in astrophysics - cannot be observed but must be assumed. @tonymcenery.bsky.social discussing key points in social science, #corpusLinguistics and beyond. @corpussocialsci.bsky.social

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Vaclav Brezina @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Now @tonymcenery.bsky.social discussing #CorpusLinguistics and #epistemology. Questions about paradigms, reality and science as a process. A two-day workshop at Shisu in Shanghai starting today! @corpussocialsci.bsky.social

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Vaclav Brezina @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

At the beautiful SHISU campus 🇨🇳, getting ready for a corpus linguistics workshop with @tonymcenery.bsky.social and @paulari.bsky.social. Corpus is never lost in translation ✨📚 #CorpusLinguistics #LancsBox #ChinaTour #GlobalLearning @corpussocialsci.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social

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Vaclav Brezina @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

On a high-speed train to Shanghai 🚄 - speed matters in both travel and computing. Looking forward to delivering a #LancsBox workshop soon at SHISU 🎓✨ #Teaching #Research #ChinaTour #CorpusLinguistics #GlobalLearning @corpussocialsci.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social

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Vaclav Brezina @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

First days in Xi’an 🇨🇳 - extraordinary students and a great atmosphere. Encouraging discussions on future collaborations, visits and dual degree opportunities with @lancasteruni.bsky.social @corpussocialsci.bsky.social 🌏✨ #Teaching #Research #GlobalLearning #ChinaTour #AcademicCollaboration

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Vaclav Brezina @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

My plenary lecture at "Data Science and Second Language Studies" conference at Shaoguan University. #AI #LanguageLearning @corpussocialsci.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social

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Vaclav Brezina @vaclavbrezina.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

✈️ Off to China for my teaching & research collaboration tour: Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Xi’an and Shanghai #China2025 #CuriousMinds #ChinaTour @corpussocialsci.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social

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