CorpusCast with Dr Robbie Love

Dec 03 2024 36 ep. 53 mins 18
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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.

CorpusCast is available on the following platforms:

YouTube: https://bit.ly/3CbGHvS

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CorpusCast is written and hosted by Robbie Love and produced by Sam Cook.

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Episode 36 | Dr Robbie Love on CorpusCast - The Finale

Dec 03 2024 60 mins  
In this bittersweet conclusion to CorpusCast, Dr Robbie Love takes on a new role as the interviewee, with long-time producer Sam Cook stepping into the host’s chair. Reflecting on three years and 36 episodes of conversations about corpus linguistics and its societal applications, this episode looks into the origins of the podcast, its evolution and memorable moments with guests

Episode 35 | Professor Stefan Th. Gries on Statistics

Nov 06 2024 60 mins  
In this episode of CorpusCast, Dr Robbie Love dives into the transformative potential of statistics in corpus linguistics, featuring special guest Professor Stefan Th. Gries from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Known for his advocacy of rigorous statistical methods, Professor Gries challenges conventional approaches, pushing for statistical sophistication in understan

Episode 34 | Dr Guyanne Wilson on World Englishes

Oct 01 2024 51 mins  
In this episode of CorpusCast, host Dr Robbie Love is joined by Dr Guyanne Wilson, Quirk Lecturer in English Linguistics at University College London, to explore the fascinating role of corpus linguistics in studying World Englishes. With experience in compiling corpora from Trinidad and Tobago to Uganda, Dr Wilson unpacks the development of these English varieties and the social,

Episode 33 | Professor Shelley Staples on Learner Corpora

Sep 03 2024 52 mins  
In this episode of CorpusCast, host Dr Robbie Love welcomes Professor Shelley Staples from the University of Arizona to dive deep into the fascinating world of learner corpora and how they can revolutionise the way we approach academic writing, especially for students writing in English as a second language. Professor Staples shares her journey into corpus linguistics and her inno

Episode 32 | Professor Vaclav Brezina on #LancsBox

Aug 06 2024 45 mins  
In this episode of CorpusCast, Dr Robbie Love is joined by Professor Vaclav Brezina from Lancaster University to discuss #LancsBox, a corpus tool developed to assist researchers in visualizing and analysing linguistic data. Professor Brezina explains the development and purpose of #LancsBox, addressing the gaps it fills in existing tools. Learn about the features of #LancsBox, inc

Episode 31 | Professor Charlotte Taylor & Dr Anna Marchi on Nostalgia

Jul 02 2024 59 mins  
Welcome to another episode of CorpusCast, the podcast from Aston University dedicated to exploring corpus linguistics and its impact on society. Hosted by Dr Robbie Love, this episode takes a look at the sentimental world of nostalgia and its significant role in public discourse. In this episode, Robbie is joined by two guests, Professor Charlotte Taylor from the University of S

Episode 30 | Professor Dan McIntyre on Corpus Stylistics

Jun 07 2024 50 mins  
In this episode, Robbie chats to Professor Dan McIntyre, from Uppsala University, about the world of corpus stylistics. Professor McIntyre shares his journey from an early fascination with language to becoming a leading figure in stylistics, corpus linguistics and the history of the English language. He discusses the evolution of corpus stylistics, a method combining corpus lingui

Episode 29 | Professor Bethany Gray on Representativeness

May 01 2024 46 mins  
Welcome back to CorpusCast, the podcast from Aston University delving into corpus linguistics and its impact on society. I'm your host, Dr Robbie Love, and in today's episode, we're diving deep into a crucial aspect of corpus linguistics: representativeness. To truly make sense of corpus research, we must ensure that our corpora accurately represent the language we'

Episode 28 | Professor Mike McCarthy on English Language Teaching

Apr 09 2024 50 mins  
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, inclu

Episode 27 | Professor Gerlinde Mautner on Corpus-Assisted Discourse Studies (CADs)

Mar 05 2024 51 mins  
🎙️ 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