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Final CfP: Computer-Mediated Communication and Social Media Corpora for the Humanities

9MayLeximania.grConferences, Events, NewsCMC, corpora, humanities, Slovenia, social media

Final Call for Papers: Computer-Mediated Communication and Social Media Corpora for the Humanities 27-28 September 2016, Ljubljana, Slovenia http://nl.ijs.si/janes/cmc-corpora2016/cfp ***Extended deadline: 15 June 2016*** Held in conjunction with 10th Language Technologies and Digital Humanities Conference 29 September – 1 October 2016 Ljubljana, Slovenia http://www.sdjt.si/jtdh-2016/en/ INTRODUCTION ============= The 4th conference CMC and Social Media Corpora for the

JOB: 2 positions at the University of Birmingham

24MarchLeximania.grNewscorpora, fellow, job, position, university of birmingham, uob

Information on two positions at the University of Birmingham – The posts are part of a wider initiative by the University to promote research excellence. Linguistics – in particular corpus linguistics – is a key research priority of the university. 1) Professorial Research Fellow in Corpus Linguistics The Professorial Fellow will be based in the Department of English

JOB: Professor of Corpus Linguistics, University Paris Ouest Nanterre

10MarchLeximania.grNewscorpora, France, paris ouest nanterre, professor, teaching

The University of Paris Ouest Nanterre (Linguistics Department) invites applications for a Professor of Linguistics position. The profile is “Corpus linguistics: variation and practice.” The professor will base his/her teaching and research on corpora, considering the linguistic system in its relation to use, which means being able to observe, but also to reflect upon the

Diachronic Change in New Englishes: Prospects and Challenges

25FebruaryLeximania.grCorpora, Events, News, Research, Seminars / Workshopscorpora, poland, workshop

Diachronic Change in New Englishes: Prospects and Challenges Full-day workshop at ISLE 4 in Poznań, Poland, 18-21 September 2016 Convenors: Robert Fuchs (University of Münster), Thorsten Brato (University of Regensburg) and Ariane M. Borlongan (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies) Outline The last two decades have seen a dramatic upsurge in corpus-based research on New Englishes,