CorpusCast with Dr Robbie Love

Welcome to CorpusCast, the podcast from Aston University exploring corpus linguistics and its impact on society. Join Dr Robbie Love as he delves into the world of English language teaching (ELT) in today's episode. Robbie's guest Mike McCarthy, emeritus professor of applied linguistics at the University of Nottingham. With a career spanning nearly six decades, including over 30 years applying corpus linguistics to the study and teaching of English, Professor McCarthy brings unparalleled expertise to the discussion. Having authored 58 books and 120 academic papers on ELT and language research, especially for second and foreign language learners, his insights are invaluable. Tune in as they explore the nuances and evolution of ELT, backed by decades of experience and ground-breaking research. Dr Robbie Love 👉 https://bit.ly/3Zcgo36 Professor Mike McCarthy 👉 https://tinyurl.com/nn6w62ks Aston Centre for Applied Linguistics 👉 https://bit.ly/3QKHcSF School of Social Sciences and Humanities 👉 https://bit.ly/3JCRAd1 Find out more about courses related to this show 👉 https://bit.ly/3pR705k #teamaston

🎙️ Welcome to CorpusCast! 🎙️

In this episode, join Dr Robbie Love as he delves into the fascinating world of corpus linguistics and its impact on society. Explore how linguistic patterns in large language samples are applied across diverse contexts, including education, health and technology.

🔍 Today’s Topic: Corpus-Assisted Discourse Studies (CADs)

CADs combines corpus linguistics and discourse analysis, often emphasising critical discourse analysis. Our guest has harnessed these approaches to address social justice, discrimination, political discourse and more.

Professor Gerlinde Mautner (WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business)) has been researching CADs since 1995. Her work bridges language and society, with a specific focus on language in business.

We’ll dive into methodological questions, interdisciplinary cooperation and Gerlinde's latest book, Corpus Assisted Discourse Studies, co-authored with Matthew Gillings and our very first guest on CorpusCast, Paul Baker.

Discover the synergy between corpus linguistics and discourse analysis and explore the opportunities and challenges of interdisciplinary research.

🎧 Tune in to this episode of CorpusCast and gain fresh insights into the power of language!

🔗 Listen to more episodes wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes drop every first Wednesday of the month.

Remember, words matter, and we’re here to uncover their impact! 📚🗣️

Dr Robbie Love

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Professor Gerlinde Mautner

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Aston Centre for Applied Linguistics

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School of Social Sciences and Humanities

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In this episode of CorpusCast, Dr Robbie Love, a lecturer in corpus linguistics at Aston University, interviews Dr Peter Crosthwaite, an associate professor in the School of Languages and Cultures at the University of Queensland.

They discuss the topic of data-driven learning (DDL), which is the use of corpus linguistics for teaching language.

Dr Crosthwaite shares his insights and experiences on how DDL can enhance language learning outcomes, as well as the challenges and opportunities of implementing DDL in different contexts.

He also talks about his recent research on the relationship between corpus linguistics and artificial intelligence, and how they can complement each other. Tune in to learn more about the fascinating field of corpus linguistics and its applications for language education.

Dr Robbie Love

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Dr Peter Crosthwaite

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Aston Centre for Applied Linguistics

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School of Social Sciences and Humanities

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Find out more about courses related to this show

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#teamaston

CorpusCast is the podcast about corpus linguistics and what it can do for society. Join Dr Robbie Love as he speaks with top researchers in the field to find out more about how corpus linguistics – the study of linguistic patterns in large samples of language – is applied to a diverse range of areas including health, social justice and education. To mark the 25th episode and second anniversary in 2024, this episode reflects on the incredible two-year journey, expressing gratitude to exceptional guests and listeners spanning over 30 countries. In this milestone episode, the spotlight is on Professor Lawrence Anthony, the brilliant mind behind AntConc, a widely used and freely available corpus tool. Listeners are invited to join a profound exploration into AntConc's story, development, and its impact on corpus linguistics. Professor Lawrence Anthony, based at Waseda University in Japan, directs the Center for English Language Education in Science and Engineering. With over two decades of expertise in educational technology, natural language processing, and genre analysis, he has been a pioneer in developing educational software for corpus linguistics enthusiasts. Listeners can anticipate a captivating conversation as CorpusCast delves into the world of AntConc, gaining insights into its significance in the field. The third season kicks off with Professor Lawrence Anthony, promising a knowledge-packed episode. A heartfelt thank you goes out to all CorpusCast listeners for their continuous support. Here's to more discoveries, learning, and growth in 2024! Happy New Year, and welcome to another exciting episode of CorpusCast! Dr Robbie Love 👉 https://bit.ly/3Zcgo36 Professor Laurence Anthony 👉 https://www.laurenceanthony.net/ Aston Centre for Applied Linguistics 👉 https://bit.ly/3QKHcSF School of Social Sciences and Humanities 👉 https://bit.ly/3JCRAd1 Find out more about courses related to this show 👉 https://bit.ly/3pR705k #CorpusLinguistics #BusinessCommunication #AstonUniversity #RobbieLove #MatteoFuoli #SocietalImpact#corpuslinguistics #AntConc #PodcastAnniversary #EducationTechnology

CorpusCast is the podcast about corpus linguistics and what it can do for society. Join Dr Robbie Love as he speaks with top researchers in the field to find out more about how corpus linguistics – the study of linguistic patterns in large samples of language – is applied to a diverse range of areas including health, social justice and education. On this episode, Robbie chats to Professor Carita Paradis & Dr Nele Pöldvere , experts behind the ground-breaking London-Lund Corpus-2 (LLC-2). This half-million-word spoken British English corpus bridges a 50-year gap, connecting one of the earliest English spoken corpora with one of the most recent. Carita Paradis, professor emerita of English Linguistics at Lund University, Sweden, has dedicated her research to unravelling the intricacies of meaning-making in human communication within the realm of cognitive linguistics. Through methods like corpus linguistics, she sheds light on the insights linguistic expressions offer about human interaction, perception and cognition. Dr Nele Poldvere, postdoctoral fellow at the University of Oslo, Norway, is currently immersed in a project investigating the language of fake news (which we explored in detail in Episode #21 – be sure to check it out in our archives!), today's conversation centres around her PhD project at Lund University. Dr Robbie Love 👉 https://bit.ly/3Zcgo36 Professor Carita Paradis 👉 https://bit.ly/3QfTeFD Dr Nele Pöldvere 👉 https://bit.ly/3QkGH3D Aston Centre for Applied Linguistics 👉 https://bit.ly/3QKHcSF School of Social Sciences and Humanities 👉 https://bit.ly/3JCRAd1 Find out more about courses related to this show 👉 https://bit.ly/3pR705k #linguistics #corpuslinguistics #astonuniversity

CorpusCast is the podcast about corpus linguistics and what it can do for society. Join Dr Robbie Love as he speaks with top researchers in the field to find out more about how corpus linguistics – the study of linguistic patterns in large samples of language – is applied to a diverse range of areas including health, social justice and education. On this episode, Robbie chats to Professor Jack Grieve. Jack’s research focuses on understanding language variation and change through the quantitative analysis of large corpora of natural language data. Jack works in corpus linguistics, sociolinguistics, and dialectology. He is especially interested in grammatical and lexical variation in the English language across time, space and communicative context. He also develops methods for quantitative linguistic analysis and authorship attribution. Jack studied at Simon Fraser University and Northern Arizona University. Before moving to the University of Birmingham in 2017, he held a post-doctoral research fellowship at the University of Leuven and a Lectureship in Forensic Linguistics at Aston University. Jack’s research has been reported widely in the press by outlets including New York Times, BBC, Time, and The Washington Post. Jack’s recent book The Language of Fake News (with Helena Woodfield) was published in the Cambridge Elements in Forensic Linguistics series in 2023. Dr Robbie Love 👉 https://bit.ly/3Zcgo36 Professor Jack Grieve 👉 https://bit.ly/3tgnVma Aston Centre for Applied Linguistics 👉 https://bit.ly/3QKHcSF School of Social Sciences and Humanities 👉 https://bit.ly/3JCRAd1 Find out more about courses related to this show 👉 https://bit.ly/3pR705k #linguistics #corpuslinguistics #astonuniversity

CorpusCast is the podcast about corpus linguistics and what it can do for society. Join Dr Robbie Love as he speaks with top researchers in the field to find out more about how corpus linguistics – the study of linguistic patterns in large samples of language – is applied to a diverse range of areas including health, social justice and education. On this episode, Robbie chats to Professor Maite Taboada and Dr Katharina Ehret. Professor Taboada is Distinguished SFU Professor in the Department of Linguistics at Simon Fraser University and Dr Ehret is Research Associate in English Linguistics. Maite is a linguist working at the intersection of discourse analysis and computational linguistics. In discourse analysis, Maite studies the mechanisms for coherence in discourse. In computational linguistics, Maite develops methods and algorithms to process and exploit discourse structure in different applications, such as discourse parsing or sentiment analysis. Katharina’s research is rooted in quantitative variationist linguistics, focussing on language complexity, its variation and its relationship to extra-linguistic pressures. The SFU Opinions and Comments Corpus contains 10,339 opinion articles together with their 663,173 comments from the main Canadian daily newspaper in English, The Globe and Mail, from 2012-2016. Dr Robbie Love 👉 https://bit.ly/3Zcgo36 Professor Maite Taboada 👉 https://bit.ly/3OMA8Gp Aston Centre for Applied Linguistics 👉 https://bit.ly/3QKHcSF School of Social Sciences and Humanities 👉 https://bit.ly/3JCRAd1 Find out more about courses related to this show 👉 https://bit.ly/3pR705k #linguistics #corpuslinguistics #astonuniversity

Joining Dr Robbie Love is Dr Jesse Egbert and Dr Tove Larsson. Jesse's is an Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics at Northern Arizona University's Department of English. Dr Egbert's expertise lies in utilising corpus linguistic methods to delve into lexical and grammatical variation, with a specific focus on online registers and the language of the law. Also featured on the episode is Dr Tove Larsson, Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics at the same department. Dr Larsson specialises in corpus linguistics, learner corpus research, register variation, and research methods. Her insights provide valuable perspectives on the application of corpus linguistics in diverse contexts. The discussion revolves around their collaborative publication, "Doing Linguistics with a Corpus: Methodological Considerations for the Everyday User," available online as an open-access resource on cambridge.org. Listeners can gain comprehensive knowledge of corpus linguistic methodologies and their practical implications through this invaluable resource. Furthermore, the episode highlights two significant corpora. Firstly, the Swedish Learner English Corpus (SLEC), which comprises argumentative texts authored by Swedish junior and senior high school students. This corpus allows researchers to explore the linguistic development of learners and investigate their writing patterns. Secondly, we delve into the Lancaster-Northern Arizona Corpus of American Spoken English (LANA-CASE), an American English counterpart to the British National Corpus 2014 (BNC2014). This rich resource contains vast amounts of anonymised, transcribed, and freely available samples of spoken language, enabling researchers to gain valuable insights into American English usage. Dr Robbie Love 👉 https://bit.ly/3Zcgo36 Dr Jesse Egbert 👉 https://bit.ly/43rrbYW Dr Tove Larsson 👉 https://bit.ly/3MOwNpc Aston Centre for Applied Linguistics 👉 https://bit.ly/3QKHcSF School of Social Sciences and Humanities 👉 https://bit.ly/3JCRAd1 Find out more about courses related to this show 👉 https://bit.ly/3pR705k

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