International Corpus Linguistics Conference to Take Place at Vilnius University Next Week
The 46th ICAME (International Computer Archive of Modern and Medieval English) Conference, “Per Corpora ad Astra: Exploring the Past, Mapping the Future”, will be held at Vilnius University (VU), Faculty of Philology from 17 to 21 June 2025. More than 100 researchers from 19 countries will take part in the conference, which will focus on corpus linguistics, the latest language technologies, as well as statistical, diachronic, and synchronic language research.
Keynote lectures will be delivered by Prof. Rūta Petrauskaitė (Vytautas Magnus University), a pioneer of corpus linguistics in Lithuania, and Prof Rosa Lorés (University of Zaragoza), a researcher in digital science communication – a rapidly expanding area of interest within linguistics and communication studies. Dr Lukas Sönning (University of Bamberg) will present data visualisation techniques, and Prof. Sebastian Hoffmann (University of Trier) will discuss the opportunities and challenges associated with using audio data in corpus linguistics.
“It is highly significant that the International Computer Archive of Modern and Medieval English Conference is finally taking place at VU,” says Prof. Jolanta Šinkūnienė, ICAME Board member and Chair of the ICAME46 organising committee. “VU continues to keep its strong position in the field of humanities in the latest global university subject rankings, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025”. Linguistics at VU has the highest ranking of all fields, 251–300th in the world. This international corpus linguistics conference will provide opportunities to strengthen ties between VU and scholars from leading research centers in Europe and beyond. Establishing new international networks is extremely important in the increasingly competitive international research arena”, Prof. J. Šinkūnienė notes.
The ICAME46 Conference will commence with three pre-conference workshops on 17 June and will run until lunchtime on Saturday, 21 June.
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