LAB LOGA page on LabLog, a review site (not the lab's official page)
Corpus Linguistics Lab
Machine-translated · View original
A lab that uses corpora and natural language processing to study hype in medical research papers.
AboutAbout the lab
Uncovering the hype hidden in research writing.
The Corpus Linguistics Lab studies promotional language (hype) used in writing about medical and health research.
Using corpora, which are large collections of texts, and natural language processing methods, the lab tracks how the use of hype changes over time.
The lab also builds resources such as annotated data and word lists, and works on developing tools that help communicate science more objectively.
The lab's faculty member is a researcher in applied linguistics, and also teaches English courses on technical writing and academic presentations for graduate students in Systems and Information Engineering.
Key terms
- Hype
- Language that overtly emphasizes and promotes the merits of research. Adjectives such as groundbreaking and unparalleled are examples.
- Corpus
- Language data made up of a large collection of texts that can be searched and tallied by computer.
- Natural language processing
- Technology for handling human language with computers. It is used for tasks such as finding specific expressions in text.
ResearchResearch themes
The lab focuses on how promotional language used in research papers and grant applications may get in the way of objective evaluation of science. It uses corpus analysis and natural language processing to examine how hype is used, and is working on developing a system that detects it and suggests rephrasings.
*Illustrative imageAutomatically detecting hype in medical research
The lab builds a system that automatically detects hype in biomedical writing using natural language processing, machine learning, and large language models, and suggests more objective rephrasings. It also expands word lists, creates annotated data, and evaluates the system's effectiveness.
*Illustrative imageHype in grant applications
This project began in 2021. It collected a large number of abstracts of projects funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) and aimed to use corpus analysis to examine how hype is used and which factors influence its use. The aim was to find implications for how review is conducted and for the people who write applications.
*Illustrative imageWhy do authors use hype?
This project began in 2018. It aimed to clarify why authors of medical papers use hype and how it affects readers. The aim was to apply the findings to editing and peer review processes and to the teaching of medical writing.
MembersFaculty
- Associate ProfessorNeil Millar
VoicesStudent voices
Ratings and reviews reflect the experiences of individual current or former students, not the lab's official views. Whether a lab has reviews, or how many, says nothing about the lab itself.
Students who take part in an interview may receive a thank-you gift worth ¥1,000, regardless of what they say.
Student ratings (0 students)
--
--
--
--
--
--
Student voices answer questions like these
- What's great about this lab?
- What did you learn after joining?
- What's the vibe, and what is the professor like?
- Who is this lab for?
- Where do graduates go?
Your experience can help younger students choose their lab. Your name won't be shown.
Write a lab reviewAnonymous · Your draft is saved if you stopRelatedLabs similar to Corpus Linguistics Lab
Software Engineering Lab (Vasilache)Graduate School of Science and Technology, Degree Programs in Systems and Information Engineering, Degree Program in Information Science and Technology, Intelligent SoftwareSoftware engineering, software development processes, global…
Fujii Lab (Field Robotics)Graduate School of Science and Technology, Degree Programs in Systems and Information Engineering, Degree Program in Information Science and Technology, Intelligent SoftwareField robotics: sensing technologies for natural disaster si…Construction Robotics Lab (Yamauchi)Graduate School of Science and Technology, Degree Programs in Systems and Information Engineering, Degree Program in Information Science and Technology, Intelligent SoftwareField robotics: motion planning and control of construction …
Human-Centered Vision LabGraduate School of Science and Technology, Degree Programs in Systems and Information Engineering, Degree Program in Information Science and Technology, Intelligence and Information EngineeringElemental technologies and application systems for computer …The information on this page is compiled by the LabLog team from the lab's public information and interviews. For corrections or removal requests, please contact LabLog, not the lab.
Report an errorAbout the images
The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Vitoria-University-Library-food-science-journals-4489” Vmenkov / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Automatically detecting hype in medical research: “Bookwheel in Jagiellonian University Museum Krakow” Bassschlüssel / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Hype in grant applications: “Pannónia Korpusz 1. ábra” Pannonia.corpus / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Why do authors use hype?: “Bücherstapel zur Recherche Optik und Mathematik” Heribert3 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (ソフトウェア工学
（VASILACHE Simona Mirela） ): “Programowanie ELWAT” 作者不詳 / Public domain (cropped) - Related lab (フィールドロボティクス
（藤井研） ): “12.26 Vice President attends "2025 Tainan Pioneering Industry-Government-Academia-Research Collaboration Drone Disaster Relief Resilience Demonstration"” Taiwan Presidential Office / CC BY 4.0 (cropped) - Related lab (ヒューマンセンタードビジョン研究室): “3D Scanner perspective” Alange6373 / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
About LabLog
LabLog is a lab review app for students only. Student members at each university interview students in labs and publish what they say. Student voices can only be read by students who sign up with a university email address. Operated by bestiee Inc.
Learn more about LabLog ↗Search engines and AI may reference the basic lab info and rating summaries on this page and the description of LabLog. Student voices are for student members only. Automated collection by programs (scraping, or input to or training of AI) is prohibited under Article 8 of the Terms of Service. If you need data for research or analysis, please contact us.