Call for Papers: Special Issue on Corpus linguistics: studies and applications

The Brazilian Journal of Applied Linguistics (RBLA ISSN: 1984-6398, Qualis A1), sponsored by the Graduate Program in Linguistic Studies at the Faculty of Languages, Literature, and Linguistics of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), is inviting submissions for a Special Edition focusing on corpus  studies and applications. Proposals should be submitted by June 30, 2024.

Special Issue: Corpus linguistics: studies and applications

The Brazilian Journal of Applied Linguistics, available athttp://periodicos.letras.ufmg.br/index.php/rbla, is announcing a call for papers for the special issue on corpus studies and applications. In recent decades, corpus linguistics (CL) has grown significantly and has profoundly influenced our understanding of various languages by identifying linguistic patterns in natural texts. Moreover, CL has proven to be exceptionally versatile, finding applications in diverse contexts. Among these contexts, CL stands out in language teaching and learning, describing language used in professional communities (e.g., doctors, physicists, linguists), and investigating specialized registers (e.g., laws, news, literary texts) among others.

For this special issue, we particularly welcome original articles on:

  • New uses of corpus linguistics methods in Applied Linguistics
  • Corpus linguistics applications for professional contexts and/or disciplinary studies
  • Pedagogical applications of corpus linguistics
  • Corpus analysis of genres
  • Studies of linguistic variation in corpora
  • Translation/interpretation studies informed by corpora
  • Diachronic corpus studies
  • Applications of corpus linguistics in gender studies
  • Corpus studies in social media analysis
  • Applications of corpus linguistics in artificial intelligence
  • Stylistic corpus studies
  • Other related topics in Applied Corpus Linguistics

Editors: Deise Prina Dutra (Federal University of Minas Gerais), Ana Eliza Pereira Bocorny (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul) and Vander Viana (University of Edinburgh)

Chief Editor: Andréa Machado de Almeida Mattos (Federal University of Minas Gerais)

The papers should be written in English and must strictly adhere to the guidelines established by the Brazilian Journal of Applied Linguistics (cf.http://www.periodicos.letras.ufmg.br/index.php/rbla/about/submissions#onlineSubmissions).

Submission Deadline: June 30, 2024

Expected Publication: Starting in January, 2025

Instructions for authors are available at:http://www.periodicos.letras.ufmg.br/index.php/rbla/about/submissions#onlineSubmissions Submissions should be made at:http://www.periodicos.letras.ufmg.br/index.php/rbla/index

For any questions and inquiries, please contact: andreamattosufmg@gmail.com or periodicosfaleufmg@gmail.com

Sincerely,

Deise Prina Dutra (Federal University of Minas Gerais)

Ana Eliza Pereira Bocorny (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul)

Vander Viana (University of Edinburgh)

(Organizers)

Andréa Machado de Almeida Mattos (Federal University of Minas Gerais)

Chief Editor