Corpus Linguistics 2025 Plenary

Corpus Linguistics and AI in the reconfiguration of language learning ecologies

Pascual Pérez-Paredes, Universidad de Murcia

Aston University, July 3, 2025

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Pérez-Paredes, P. & Curry, N. (2025). Corpus linguistics in Languages for Specific Purposes (LSP). In Thorsten Roelcke, Ruth Breeze and Jan Engberg (Eds.), Handbook of Specialized Communication, pp. 407-432. De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110672633-020

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Conference website: https://www.cl2025.co.uk/