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9th International Conference on Corpus Linguistics, 3-6 July, Grenoble

17JanuaryLeximania.grConferences, Events, Linguistics, Newscorpora, corpus linguistics, France, grenoble, JLC, JLV2017, linguistics

9esJournées Internationales de Linguistique de Corpus (JLC2017) **** English version below 3-6 juillet 2017, Grenoble Appel à communications https://jlc2017.univ-grenoble-alpes.fr/ Lancées en 2001 par Geoffrey Williams à l’université de Lorient – Bretagne Sud, les Journées Internationales de Linguistique de Corpus (JLC) réunissent régulièrement la communauté interdisciplinaire dont l’objet de recherche porte sur les corpus linguistiques. Après

[CfP] Symposium on Corpus Approaches to Lexicogrammar

6JanuaryLeximania.grConferences, Events, Newscall for papers, CfP, corpora, lexicogrammar, symposium

Symposium on Corpus Approaches to Lexicogrammar First Call for Papers The symposium will take place on Saturday 10 June 2017 at Edge Hill University. The focus of the Symposium is the interaction of lexis and grammar. The focus is influenced by Halliday’s view of lexis and grammar as “complementary perspectives” (1991: 32), and his conception of the two as

[BOOK] Collaborative Annotation for Reliable Natural Language Processing: Technical and Sociological Aspects

28NovemberLeximania.grNewsannotation, book, corpora, crowdsourcing, NLP, wiley

Publication of a book on manual corpus annotation, in particular using crowdsourcing: “Collaborative Annotation for Reliable Natural Language Processing: Technical and Sociological Aspects”. (Wiley-ISTE, 196p). The book is available here: http://eu.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1848219040.html# Abstract: NLP has witnessed two major evolutions in the past 25 years: firstly, the extraordinary success of machine learning, which is now, for better or for worse, overwhelmingly

Sexism row prompts Oxford Dictionaries to review language used in definitions

21NovemberLeximania.grEnglish Language, Language, Newscorpora, dictionaries, oxford, sexism

Oxford Dictionaries has said it will review the example sentences it uses for the adjective “rabid” after being accused of sexism over its current example: “a rabid feminist”. The dictionary publisher, part of Oxford University Press, was taken to task by the Canadian anthropologist Michael Oman-Reagan, after he noticed that the word “rabid”, defined by

ELRA resources – 15 new corpora (written) & 7 updated corpora

19OctoberLeximania.grBi/Multilingual, Corpora, Monolingual, Newscorpora, ELDA, ELRA, resources

We are happy to announce that a new set of 15 Written Corpora is now available in our catalogue. Arabic-English, Arabic-French, Chinese-English and Chinese-French Written Parallel Corpora: This set of 15 written corpora was produced by ELDA within PEA TRAD, a project supported by the French Ministry of Defence (DGA). Available resources are listed below