>> This summer term’s theme is: “How Not to Be Replaced by AI: Corpus Linguistics Reflections.”
>> Selected readings and current debates in both AI and corpus linguistics.

Related to this, some may find the following useful / relevant:

https://www.english-corpora.org/ai-llms/ 
New as of 2-3 days ago, discusses AI/LLM integration at English-Corpora.org; many examples; detailed PDF and video.

https://www.english-corpora.org/ai-llms/corpora-vs-llms.html
Seven detailed "white papers" (~90 pages total; many different tests) comparing AI/LLM predictions and actual corpus data -- word frequency, phrase frequency, collocates, comparing words via collocates, genre variation, historical variation, dialectal variation

Best,

Mark Davies
English-Corpora.org

On Thu, May 8, 2025 at 3:15 AM Brezina, Vaclav via Corpora <corpora@list.elra.info> wrote:

Dear all,

 

The ESRC Centre for Corpus Approaches to Social Science at Lancaster University is once again offering a series of informal meetings to explore key issues in corpus linguistics. This summer term’s theme is: “How Not to Be Replaced by AI: Corpus Linguistics Reflections.”

 

Each session combines theoretical insights with practical applications, drawing on selected readings and current debates in both AI and corpus linguistics.

 

Reading: Brezina, V. (2025). Corpus linguistics and AI: #LancsBox X in the context of emerging technologies. International Journal of Language Studies, 19(2), 75-90.  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nBbPtP-6Ysok5iHB2X9HPiYG024cm7ie/view

 

Free Registration: https://forms.office.com/e/YT5md2fjka

 

14 May 12pm-12.50pm UK time: Models of Meaning; Reading: Brezina (2025: pp. 75-79)

28May 12pm-12.50pm UK time: What can AI do better/worse than humans; Reading: Brezina (2025: pp. 79-83)

11 June 12pm-12.50pm UK time: Communicating Corpus Findings Effectively; Reading: Brezina (2025: pp. 83-85)

25 June 12pm-12.50pm UK time: #LancsBox X: A New Vision; Reading: Brezina (2025: pp. 86-89)

 

Please feel free to join us for these informal sessions!

 

Best,

 

Vaclav

 

 

Professor Vaclav Brezina

Professor in Corpus Linguistics

Co-Director of ESRC Centre for Corpus Approaches to Social Science 

Lancaster University 

Lancaster, LA1 4YD

 

Office: County South, room C05
T: +44 (0)1524 510828

@vaclavbrezina

 

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