Symposium: Reading Concordances in the 21st Century
RC21 Project Symposium: March 20-21, 2025
Join us for the RC21 Project Symposium, where invited speakers and project team members will present their work on methodology and applications of concordance analysis:
- Empirical studies across diverse fields, including language learning, syntax, and discourse analysis.
- Methodological discussions on systematic approaches to concordance reading and their implications for research.
- Technical innovations, showcasing new algorithms and functions to make concordance analysis more flexible and effective.
For those new to concordance analysis, we are also holding a hands-on Training Day on March 19th.
Registration for all events is free, but spaces are limited. Kindly register in advance to secure your place.
Confirmed Speakers
- Laurence Anthony, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
- Ulrich Heid, Hildesheim University, Germany
- Susan Hunston, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Marc Kupietz, Leibniz Institute for the German Language (IDS), Mannheim, Germany
- Patricia Ronan, Technical University Dortmund, Germany
- Yukio Tono, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Tokyo, Japan
- Valentin Werner, University of Bamberg, Germany
- Viola Wiegand, University of Stirling, Scotland, UK
Poster Session: Call for Papers
We invite contributions to the poster session on Friday, March 21, 2025. This is an opportunity for researchers, including M.A. students, to share their work on topics in corpus linguistics involving concordance reading.
- Submission Details: Submit an abstract (max. 500 words, excluding tables and references) to dhss-team@fau.de with the subject line “RC21 Poster”.
- Deadline: January 31, 2025
- Notification of Acceptance: February 7, 2025
Reading Concordances Training Day
Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Time: 10:30 – 16:30
What is the Training Day About?
Taking place one day before our symposium, the Training Day is a hands-on event. The course introduces the fundamentals of concordance analysis using KWIC (Key Word In Context) displays, bridging qualitative and quantitative research in text analysis.
- Key concepts like collocations and colligations.
- Concordance tools like AntConc, CLiC, and CQPweb.
- Hands-on strategies for sorting, selecting, and grouping concordance lines
- Introduction to FlexiConc, a computational library designed for integration with concordancing tools.
Since the Training Day has a strong practical component, please bring a laptop!
Who is this course for?
The Training Day is ideal for students and early-career researchers in linguistics, computational linguistics, computational social science, digital humanities, computer science, and related fields. No prior knowledge of corpus linguistics is required.
How to Register
To register for the RC21 Project Symposium, please complete the form below. You will receive a confirmation email indicating whether you are registered or placed on the waiting list.
Location
We are in the process of choosing a suitable venue and will update this section soon. If you need a hotel, we recommend booking a room that is close to the centre of Erlangen.
Contact for Assistance:
Please don’t hesitate to contact us at dhss-team@fau.de. Emails should include “RC21 symposium” in the subject line.