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Dear colleagues,<br>
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We are happy to announce the 2nd CFP for APCLC 2016.<br>
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The 6th Asia Pacific Corpus Linguistics Conference (APCLC2026) will be held in Toyama, Japan, from September 811, 2026. The main conference runs September 910, with pre-conference workshops on September 8 and an excursion on September 11.<br>
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<b>Conference Theme:</b><br>
Emerging Paradigms of Corpus Linguistics in the Age of AI<br>
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<b>Venue:</b><br>
Toyama International Conference Centre (Toyama, JAPAN) <br>
TOYAMA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTER<br>
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<b>Plenary speakers:</b><br>
Eric Friginal (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)<br>
<u><a style="color: blue;" title="https://www.polyu.edu.hk/engl/people/academic-staff/prof-eric-friginal/" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA9c435a31-a186-0073-9118-7ef06a552e09" target="_blank" href="https://www.polyu.edu.hk/engl/people/academic-staff/prof-eric-friginal/">https://www.polyu.edu.hk/engl/people/academic-staff/prof-eric-friginal/</a></u><br>
Akira Murakami (University of Birmingham)<br>
<u><a style="color: blue;" title="https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/elal/murakami-akira" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA9f129948-ee7d-2f61-75e5-3d55483aec0a" target="_blank" href="https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/elal/murakami-akira">https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/elal/murakami-akira</a></u><br>
Others to be confirmed<br>
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<b>Call for Papers:</b><br>
We welcome submissions for oral & poster presentations.<br>
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<i>Oral presentations:</i><br>
Abstracts should be a maximum of 300 words (not including list of references).<br>
Abstracts should report on the background, research questions, data, methods, results, and implications of the research, as appropriate to the nature of the paper.<br>
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<i>Posters:</i><br>
Abstracts should be a maximum of 300 words (not including list of references).<br>
Abstracts may report on the background, research questions, data, methods, (provisional) results, and (potential) contributions of the research, as appropriate.<br>
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<i>Pre-conference workshops:</i><br>
Proposals are welcome for short workshops (1.5 hours) and half-day workshops (3 hours). For those who are interested in offering a workshop, please contact the organizer directly.<br>
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<b>Topics of interest</b> include, but are not limited to<br>
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<i>AI & CORPUS LINGUISTICS</i><br>
Applications of AI in corpus design and construction<br>
Applications of AI in corpus analysis<br>
Ethics of using AI in corpus research<br>
Corpus-based evaluation of AI-generated language<br>
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<i>CORPUS METHODS</i><br>
New tools and analytical techniques<br>
Innovations in corpus design, construction, and annotation<br>
New analytical techniques<br>
New theoretical frameworks<br>
Critical evaluation of existing tools, techniques, and frameworks<br>
Replication studies<br>
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<i>APPLICATIONS OF CORPUS LINGUISTICS</i><br>
Corpus developments in the Asia-Pacific region<br>
Forensic linguistics<br>
Stylistics<br>
Discourse analysis<br>
Sociolinguistics and language change<br>
Lexicography<br>
Grammar analysis<br>
Translation<br>
Contrastive analysis<br>
Genre, register, and textual variation<br>
Intercultural communication<br>
Multilingualism and translanguaging<br>
Underrepresented languages and language varieties<br>
Digital communication and social media<br>
Multimodal communication<br>
Language for specific/academic purposes<br>
Learner corpora<br>
Pedagogical applications of corpus linguistics<br>
Language learning, teaching, and assessment<br>
Teaching corpus linguistics as a discipline<br>
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<b>Important dates:</b><br>
March, 2026: 2nd circular (with CFP)<br>
May 31, 2026: Deadline for abstract submission; Early bird registration open<br>
June 20, 2026: Notification of acceptance of abstracts<br>
July 31, 2026: End of early bird registration (Details provided later)<br>
August 10, 2026: Submission deadline for online proceedings<br>
August 31, 2026: Deadline for full registration<br>
September 8, 2026: Pre-conference workshops & Registration<br>
September 9-10, 2026: Main conference<br>
September 11, 2026: Excursion</div>
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Please save the dates and visit our APCLC2026 official site (to appear) for future updates.<br>
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<b>Organising committee:</b><br>
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Asia Pacific Corpus Linguistics Association (APCLA) steering committee<br>
Michael Barlow (University of Auckland)<br>
Monika Bednarek (University of Sydney)<br>
Eric Friginal (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)<br>
Hitoshi Isahara (Otemon Gakuin University)<br>
Yukio Tono (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies)<br>
Naixing Wei (Beihang University)<br>
Raksangob Wijitsopon (Chulalongkorn University)<br>
Jiajin Xu (Beijing Foreign Studies University)<br>
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Program committee<br>
Hitoshi Isahara (Otemon Gakuin University)<br>
Yukio Tono (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies)<br>
Yasutake Ishii (Seijo University)<br>
Kyoko Kanzaki (Gunman Womens University)<br>
Naho Kawamoto (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies)<br>
Yoshiyuki Notohara (Doshisha University)<br>
Sachiko Hachino (Tezukayama Gakuin University)<br>
Satoshi Yamazaki (Chiba University of Commerce)<br>
Emi Izumi (Kyoto University)<br>
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<b>Contact:</b> <u><a style="color: blue; text-align: left;" data-linkindex="3" title="mailto:apclc2026@gmail.com" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWAac6f1bec-bd80-88b0-b4fb-98f560166cf4" href="mailto:apclc2026@gmail.com">apclc2026@gmail.com</a></u></div>
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Michael Barlow. <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <a style="margin: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;" class="x_x_x_x_ContentPasted1" href="http://www.michaelbarlow.com/">www.michaelbarlow.com</a> </span><br>
Assoc. Prof. Applied Linguistics, University of Auckland </div>
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<b>Recent publications</b></div>
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M. Barlow. 2026. <i><a title="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0940753367/ref=sr_1_1_so_ABIS_BOOK?crid=25EQBROGYTXJD&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.TCm86l_jXTd9wPJdoCMBH3fIG8MzKOI3lWnLMQQasYMNctjH-gXhWtgGT79EqGP50lfRyiG69EeDmlrs8fp1oJxsv0uVfyv3NvWcnryK3iXwBYUtQivTSqeQjqxNwWNMv4XBgCwK1Nglu5EzENolWnlQ_Rps_7fJ1yMRQFlUIlR-hD29bykCfL3rhRfEmfDoBJ36kT7kHpT3pk2WfEm0ecBCY6SitD12Byn3-_uX9_o.B7tZ8u4tcPMVfrsX99tAkrCPidC8b9fWvLwPZ30VyaQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=writing+the+social+science+article&qid=1771311662&sprefix=writing+the+social+science+article%2Caps%2C428&sr=8-1" href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0940753367/ref=sr_1_1_so_ABIS_BOOK?crid=25EQBROGYTXJD&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.TCm86l_jXTd9wPJdoCMBH3fIG8MzKOI3lWnLMQQasYMNctjH-gXhWtgGT79EqGP50lfRyiG69EeDmlrs8fp1oJxsv0uVfyv3NvWcnryK3iXwBYUtQivTSqeQjqxNwWNMv4XBgCwK1Nglu5EzENolWnlQ_Rps_7fJ1yMRQFlUIlR-hD29bykCfL3rhRfEmfDoBJ36kT7kHpT3pk2WfEm0ecBCY6SitD12Byn3-_uX9_o.B7tZ8u4tcPMVfrsX99tAkrCPidC8b9fWvLwPZ30VyaQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=writing+the+social+science+article&qid=1771311662&sprefix=writing+the+social+science+article%2Caps%2C428&sr=8-1">Writing
the Social Science Research Article.</a> </i>Athelstan.</div>
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M. Barlow. 2026. <i><a title="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=writing+the+humanities+research+article&i=stripbooks&s=date-desc-rank&crid=13VAGV52SY77X&qid=1771379093&sprefix=writing+the+humanities+research+article%2Cstripbooks%2C308&ref=sr_st_date-desc-rank&ds=v1%3A%2BtpKE62Z7hMJfcF59iLbevnB3gCFZKefmrxQKXqALtQ" href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=writing+the+humanities+research+article&i=stripbooks&s=date-desc-rank&crid=13VAGV52SY77X&qid=1771379093&sprefix=writing+the+humanities+research+article%2Cstripbooks%2C308&ref=sr_st_date-desc-rank&ds=v1%3A%2BtpKE62Z7hMJfcF59iLbevnB3gCFZKefmrxQKXqALtQ">Writing
the Humanities Research Article.</a> </i>Athelstan.</div>
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M. Barlow. 2026. <i><a title="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0940753405/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2XO1YCSNL8ZT&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.1lkrhBadvfFXqkZuPZmCwygNCghCyYVDycI90XxIjsobKMkprIGmZ5Isro098ex6VoquxMagilUu7tbJYoGfqFtdgzzmA1He-tsc4njGk5-91f6vbIlw5aAzjQBsqhGinbLzPmJP2Q5GFz17r5wjjYy45a4Fk7bRc2jYF3W6o8O7A6Wbf-qCqXNYlRb3qAbWgo0RO8ABWgkf23hjm4pAr_3CoryVd_-Lwj3q6G4iGNg.EPBC6ZqgWMizmEpEidCeO7aNXoHu3Zwwix0msnF9zog&dib_tag=se&keywords=writing+the+business+research+article&qid=1771898504&sprefix=writing+the+business+research+article%2Caps%2C306&sr=8-2" href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0940753405/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2XO1YCSNL8ZT&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.1lkrhBadvfFXqkZuPZmCwygNCghCyYVDycI90XxIjsobKMkprIGmZ5Isro098ex6VoquxMagilUu7tbJYoGfqFtdgzzmA1He-tsc4njGk5-91f6vbIlw5aAzjQBsqhGinbLzPmJP2Q5GFz17r5wjjYy45a4Fk7bRc2jYF3W6o8O7A6Wbf-qCqXNYlRb3qAbWgo0RO8ABWgkf23hjm4pAr_3CoryVd_-Lwj3q6G4iGNg.EPBC6ZqgWMizmEpEidCeO7aNXoHu3Zwwix0msnF9zog&dib_tag=se&keywords=writing+the+business+research+article&qid=1771898504&sprefix=writing+the+business+research+article%2Caps%2C306&sr=8-2">Writing
the Business Research Article</a></i><a title="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0940753405/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2XO1YCSNL8ZT&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.1lkrhBadvfFXqkZuPZmCwygNCghCyYVDycI90XxIjsobKMkprIGmZ5Isro098ex6VoquxMagilUu7tbJYoGfqFtdgzzmA1He-tsc4njGk5-91f6vbIlw5aAzjQBsqhGinbLzPmJP2Q5GFz17r5wjjYy45a4Fk7bRc2jYF3W6o8O7A6Wbf-qCqXNYlRb3qAbWgo0RO8ABWgkf23hjm4pAr_3CoryVd_-Lwj3q6G4iGNg.EPBC6ZqgWMizmEpEidCeO7aNXoHu3Zwwix0msnF9zog&dib_tag=se&keywords=writing+the+business+research+article&qid=1771898504&sprefix=writing+the+business+research+article%2Caps%2C306&sr=8-2" href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0940753405/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2XO1YCSNL8ZT&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.1lkrhBadvfFXqkZuPZmCwygNCghCyYVDycI90XxIjsobKMkprIGmZ5Isro098ex6VoquxMagilUu7tbJYoGfqFtdgzzmA1He-tsc4njGk5-91f6vbIlw5aAzjQBsqhGinbLzPmJP2Q5GFz17r5wjjYy45a4Fk7bRc2jYF3W6o8O7A6Wbf-qCqXNYlRb3qAbWgo0RO8ABWgkf23hjm4pAr_3CoryVd_-Lwj3q6G4iGNg.EPBC6ZqgWMizmEpEidCeO7aNXoHu3Zwwix0msnF9zog&dib_tag=se&keywords=writing+the+business+research+article&qid=1771898504&sprefix=writing+the+business+research+article%2Caps%2C306&sr=8-2">.</a>
Athelstan</div>
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M. Barlow. 2026. <i><a title="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0940753383/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2XO1YCSNL8ZT&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.1lkrhBadvfFXqkZuPZmCwygNCghCyYVDycI90XxIjsobKMkprIGmZ5Isro098ex6VoquxMagilUu7tbJYoGfqFtdgzzmA1He-tsc4njGk5-91f6vbIlw5aAzjQBsqhGinbLzPmJP2Q5GFz17r5wjjYy45a4Fk7bRc2jYF3W6o8O7A6Wbf-qCqXNYlRb3qAbWgo0RO8ABWgkf23hjm4pAr_3CoryVd_-Lwj3q6G4iGNg.EPBC6ZqgWMizmEpEidCeO7aNXoHu3Zwwix0msnF9zog&dib_tag=se&keywords=writing+the+business+research+article&qid=1771898770&sprefix=writing+the+business+research+article%2Caps%2C306&sr=8-1" href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0940753383/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2XO1YCSNL8ZT&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.1lkrhBadvfFXqkZuPZmCwygNCghCyYVDycI90XxIjsobKMkprIGmZ5Isro098ex6VoquxMagilUu7tbJYoGfqFtdgzzmA1He-tsc4njGk5-91f6vbIlw5aAzjQBsqhGinbLzPmJP2Q5GFz17r5wjjYy45a4Fk7bRc2jYF3W6o8O7A6Wbf-qCqXNYlRb3qAbWgo0RO8ABWgkf23hjm4pAr_3CoryVd_-Lwj3q6G4iGNg.EPBC6ZqgWMizmEpEidCeO7aNXoHu3Zwwix0msnF9zog&dib_tag=se&keywords=writing+the+business+research+article&qid=1771898770&sprefix=writing+the+business+research+article%2Caps%2C306&sr=8-1">Writing
the Economics Research Article</a>.</i> Athelstan</div>
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M. Barlow 2023. <i><a title="https://brill.com/display/title/61682" href="https://brill.com/display/title/61682">Ten Lectures on Corpora and Cognitive Linguistics</a>.</i> Brill</div>
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<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Le, Pham & Barlow 2023. <i><a title="https://benjamins.com/catalog/scl.107" href="https://benjamins.com/catalog/scl.107">The Academic Discourse of Mechanical Engineering</a>.
</i>Benjamins<i> </i></span></div>
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