37.1286, Summer Schools: Corpus Linguistics Summer School 2026 at the University of Birmingham (United Kingdom)

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Subject: 37.1286, Summer Schools: Corpus Linguistics Summer School 2026 at the University of Birmingham (United Kingdom)

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Date: 30-Mar-2026
From: Akira Murakami [clsummerschool at contacts.bham.ac.uk]
Subject: Corpus Linguistics Summer School 2026 at the University of Birmingham


Corpus Linguistics Summer School 2026 at the University of Birmingham

Host Institution: University of Birmingham
Website:
https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/corpus-linguistics-summer-school-2026

Dates: 06-Jul-2026 - 09-Jul-2026
Location: Online, United Kingdom

Minimum Education Level: Basic understanding of corpus linguistics

Focus: Corpus linguistics
Description:
The Centre for Corpus Research at the University of Birmingham is
pleased to announce the Corpus Linguistics Summer School 2026. This
popular annual event has welcomed over 1,000 participants from around
the world in recent years. It will take place from 6 to 9 July 2026
and will return to a fully online format this year.
https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/corpus-linguistics-summer-school-2026
Attendance is open to all on a first-come-first-served basis upon
completion of the registration process (including payment) through the
university’s online shop linked from the above website.
Registration fee: £80
Speakers:
This year’s programme will feature invited sessions by Joyce Lim
(Aston University) and a joint session by Matt Gee and Emma Franklin
(Birmingham City University). It will also include contributions from
members of our local staff of corpus linguistics, including Edward
Clay, Jason Grafmiller, Jack Grieve, Susan Hunston, Sofia Malamatidou,
Akira Murakami, Florent Perek, Adam Schembri, Paul Thompson, Katharine
Weetman, and Bodo Winter, among others.
The annual Sinclair Lecture will also take place during the summer
school. This year, the Lecture will be delivered by Professor Andrew
Kehoe (Birmingham City University). Further details will be announced
in due course.
Programme:
Our Corpus Linguistics Summer School aims to equip participants with
critical expertise in both the theory and practice of corpus-based
linguistic research. Over four days, participants will engage in two
types of sessions. First, hands-on sessions will focus on developing
practical skills for extracting and analysing different types of
corpus data, and applying this knowledge to specific research
projects. Second, participants will learn about current corpus
research from our team.
Topics of sessions will include (this is a non-exhaustive list and
subject to change):
- Analysing healthcare data using corpus linguistics
- Analysing learner language
- Corpora and legal research
- Corpus triangulation
- CQPweb
- Fake news
- Introduction to R and tidyverse
- Language change in online data
- Sign language corpora
- Sketch Engine
- Tagging and parsing with Python and SpaCy
- Topic models
We look forward to welcoming a diverse and international group of
participants for what promises to be an inspiring and practical
learning experience.
Tuition: £80

Linguistic Field(s): Text/Corpus Linguistics

Registration Open until 31-May-2026

Apply on the web:
https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/corpus-linguistics-summer-school-2026

Registration Instructions:
For more information and registration, please visit the website below:
https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/corpus-linguistics-summer-school-2026



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