Monika Bednarek (she/her) 🌈

Professor in #Linguistics #Usyd #CorpusLinguistics #MediaLinguistics #SocioLinguistics #DiscourseAnalysis #Stance #Affect #Emotion #DigitalHumanities

[Monika Bednarek (she/her) 🌈 @Corpusling]

I’m now mostly elsewhere rather than on X

[Monika Bednarek (she/her) 🌈 @Corpusling]

New #SydneyCorpusLab blog post on “Human rights in British parliamentary debates” https://t.co/hPdEjse0AB

[ALAA: Applied Linguistics Association of Australia @Aus_ALAA]

2026 Joint ALAA–ALANZ–ALTAANZ Conference: Call for Papers!
The call for abstracts is now open, closing Monday 18th May, 2026. We welcome proposals for papers, colloquia, and posters.
The conference website is now live @ https://t.co/xKBl8NRXoB
#AppliedLinguistics #ALAA2026 #UQ

[Monika Bednarek (she/her) 🌈 @Corpusling]

Representations of obesity in the news – #SydneyCorpusLab summary of research collaboration https://t.co/hMMYqa03Pv

[USAL-UVA Linguistics Research Seminars @UsalUvaLingSem]

📢Only one week before our last #USALUVALingSem this year!!
🗣️@Corpusling will discuss authenticity in the media.
✅telecinematic discourse
✅linguistic diversity
✅methods for the analysis.
🗓️online, March 6, at 10:00.
You can still register🔽
🔗https://t.co/1Mp6dA49Jq

[Monika Bednarek (she/her) 🌈 @Corpusling]

Large language models (LLMs) in corpus linguistics – a new #SydneyCorpusLab resource https://t.co/VB9JowKGM9

[USAL-UVA Linguistics Research Seminars @UsalUvaLingSem]

🥁Here are the speakers for the 6th series of #USALUVALingSem!!
✅Perceptual #dialectology by C. Montgomery
✅Asian Englishes by E. W. Schneider
✅English-medium education (#EMI) by @EDafouz
✅#Authenticity in media by @Corpusling
Free registration ➡️https://t.co/IMua5cWOWv

[Monika Bednarek (she/her) 🌈 @Corpusling]

Generative AI in corpus linguistics: A synthesis – new #SydneyCorpusLab blog post with a review of relevant studies https://t.co/xGAXBe1PaU

[Monika Bednarek (she/her) 🌈 @Corpusling]

Online talk Tues 7 Oct “The Yarning Corpus: Aboriginal English in Southwest Western Australia” #SydneyCorpusLab
7pm Sydney 6pm Brisbane 4pm Perth 9am London 10am Berlin
Details in flyer
https://t.co/665hgV7h0c

[Monika Bednarek (she/her) 🌈 @Corpusling]

9/9 2025 Online guest lecture by @MelKemble on Exploring gendered representations of sexuality and ethnicity in the Australian sports media: A corpus-based analysis of Aussie Rules and Rugby League. Details:
https://t.co/S6a9cz5gxJ

[Monika Bednarek (she/her) 🌈 @Corpusling]

9/9 2025 Online guest lecture by @MelKemble on Exploring gendered representations of sexuality and ethnicity in the Australian sports media: A corpus-based analysis of Aussie Rules and Rugby League. Details:
https://t.co/S6a9cz5gxJ

[CASS @CorpusSocialSci]

How do British and Australian newspapers frame weight loss? Our latest blog explores media constructions of weight loss and their impact on public discourse.

Read it here: https://t.co/wKEqUN9LcY

#WeightLoss #MediaRepresentation #CorpusLinguistics #LinguisticsResearch

[Martin Schweinberger @ronautic]

Check out the next ISLE Online Expert Panel on "Studying Telecinematic Language" on Feb. 19, 4pm CET, with Robin Queen, Christian R. Hoffmann, Monika
Bednarek, and Valentin Werner (Moderator)! Details at https://t.co/fO057amaIa @ISLELinguistics #EnglishLinguistics @Corpusling

[Language Data Commons of Australia @LDaCA_Program]

🎉 The Centre for Australian Languages and Linguistics (CALL) at @Batchelor_Inst have just released the first episode of their new podcast, ‘Let’s Talk Language’!

🔗 https://t.co/qNKSQycTop

[Language Data Commons of Australia @LDaCA_Program]

📣 Applications for our 2025 Graduate Digital Research Program are now open. Submit your Expression of Interest until 14 Feb 2025 using the form at https://t.co/s2SiqIuuQq.

You don’t need to be at UQ, we are inviting applications from anywhere in Australia!

[Monika Bednarek (she/her) 🌈 @Corpusling]

It’s that time of the year… “The year in review for the Sydney Corpus Lab” https://t.co/MEl7b58Vck

[Martin Schweinberger @ronautic]

Check out the next ISLE Online Expert Panel on "English around the World: Australia and Japan" on December 19, 10am CET, with Laurence Anthony and Peter Crosthwaite! Details at https://t.co/fO057amaIa @ISLELinguistics @DrCrosthwaite @antlabjp #EnglishLinguistics

[Corpus for Schools @askcorpus]

Would you like to incorporate #corpora and data-driven learning into your teaching? Lancaster University @LAEL_LU offers an online accredited course on 'Using corpora in language teaching' - so you can study while you work from anywhere in the world. Starting January 2025.

[Language Data Commons of Australia @LDaCA_Program]

🗣️ CI @Catheri92184838 presented on 'Oral histories as a sociolinguistic resource' last week at @AusLingSoc's #ALS2024. The talk highlighted the sociolinguistic value of oral history materials which often focus on under-represented groups & capture a diverse range of voices.

[Monika Bednarek (she/her) 🌈 @Corpusling]

Accompanied by four invited expert commentaries
by Sylvia Jaworska: https://t.co/VmzVxON1xl
by Akira Murakami, Susan Hunston & Paul Thompson: https://t.co/wSEKB4eixz
by Martin Schweinberger: https://t.co/5kKENiwNHs
by Maite Taboada: https://t.co/oEnmpuwLDp

[Monika Bednarek (she/her) 🌈 @Corpusling]

New discussion paper "Topic modelling in corpus-based discourse analysis: Uses and critiques" now out in Discourse Studies: https://t.co/7l3mYzMsWr