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Michael Barlow is an Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Language Studies and Linguistics at the University of Auckland. His research focuses on corpus linguistics, cognitive linguistics, and computational tools for language analysis. He develops software like Collocate, MonoConc Pro, and ParaConc for linguistic research and teaching. His work spans areas including phrasal verbs, academic writing conventions, and individual language variation. Barlow regularly presents at international conferences such as AAAL and AILA and collaborates on projects like the Asia Pacific Corpus Linguistics Association (APCLA).
Research Interests:
- Corpus Linguistics
- Language Variation & Usage-Based Models
- Translation and Contrastive Analysis
- Computational Linguistics Tools
Recent Articles: His 2022 study on research article macrostructures and 2021 paper on L2 speech performance via gestures highlight his corpus-driven methods. Earlier work includes foundational studies on idiolects and parallel corpora.
Advising: Supervises PhD students in areas like academic discourse analysis and metaphor in economic language. Notable advisees include Vaclav Brezina (now at Lancaster University) and Thi Ngoc Phuong Le (author of The Academic Discourse of Mechanical Engineering).
Labs/Projects: Leads CorpusLAB for discipline-specific writing guides and WordSkew software linking corpus data with discourse structure. Active in software development for language teaching and research.
