# Concept Analytics Lab ## Posts - [What are gendered differences in the language of recycling?](https://conceptanalytics.org.uk/what-are-gendered-differences-in-the-language-of-recycling/): How we talk about recycling might reveal more than we think. Beyond separating glass from paper or plastic, the words we use to describe recyclable items reflect how we understand the material world around us. A new study from the Concept Analytics Lab (by Justyna, Rhys, and Albertus) investigates whether men and women conceptualize recyclable household commodities in different ways and how those differences appear in language. - [Conceptual variation: Gendered differences in the lexicalization of the concept of commodity in environmental narratives](https://conceptanalytics.org.uk/conceptual-variation-gendered-differences-in-the-lexicalization-of-the-concept-of-commodity-in-environmental-narratives/): Justyna A. Robinson, Rhys J. Sandow, Albertus Andito - [Looking back: What the Mass Observation Covid-19 diaries can teach us?](https://conceptanalytics.org.uk/looking-back-what-the-mass-observation-covid-19-diaries-can-teach-us/): Looking back: What the Mass Observation Covid-19 diaries can teach us? by Sandra Young In this blog post (published 24 March 2025 by the Mass Observation Archive), Concept Analytics Lab shares how researchers can explore  the Covid-19 diaries collected during the pandemic in order to better understand how everyday people experienced that time. When researchers compared pandemic diaries to ones from the previous decade (2010–2019), a list of key terms included words like lockdown, Zoom, furlough, social distancing, and home schooling. These highlight not just what people were dealing with, but how they were trying to make sense of a […] - ["Show me the meaning of being lonely"](https://conceptanalytics.org.uk/show-me-the-meaning-of-being-lonely/): At the turn of the millennium Backstreet Boys released their hit single “Show me the meaning of being lonely”. The lyrics talk about realities of heartbreak and the need for connection and understanding associated with losing a loved one. - [How language reveals different faces of loneliness?](https://conceptanalytics.org.uk/how-language-reveals-different-faces-of-loneliness/): Justyna A. Robinson, Gayathri Sooraj, Caitlin Hogan - [Accessibility](https://conceptanalytics.org.uk/accessibility/): Accessibility Effective Date: 28.05.2025 Concept Analytics Lab is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities. We are continually improving the user experience for everyone and applying the relevant accessibility standards in line with our academic values and obligations.   Scope and Commitment Accessibility Standards Known Limitations Feedback and Contact Technical Information and Compliance Enforcement Compatibility with Browsers and Assistive Technology Assessment Approach Preparation of this Statement   Scope and Commitment This accessibility statement applies to the Concept Analytics Lab website (https://conceptanalytics.org.uk/). We aim to make our website as accessible and usable as possible, following the principles of the […] - [Privacy Policy](https://conceptanalytics.org.uk/privacy-and-data-policy/): Privacy Policy Effective Date: 16.05.2025This Privacy Policy explains how Concept Analytics Lab (“we”, “us”, or “our”) collects, uses, and protects any personal data obtained through our website at https://conceptanalytics.org.uk/. We are an academic research initiative affiliated with the Sussex Digital Humanities Lab at the University of Sussex. As such, our data practices are aligned with the University of Sussex’s policies and responsibilities as a registered data controller under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.  Who We Are What Data We Collect How We Use Your Data Research Data Data Sharing Cookies and […] - [Terms & Conditions](https://conceptanalytics.org.uk/terms-conditions/): Terms & Conditions Effective Date: 14 May 2025 Welcome to the website of Concept Analytics Lab (https://conceptanalytics.org.uk), affiliated with the Sussex Digital Humanities Lab at the University of Sussex. Please read these Terms and Conditions carefully before using our website. By accessing or using this website, you agree to comply with and be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the site.   Overview Use of Website Intellectual Property Accuracy of Information Privacy and Cookies Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability Third-Party Links Governing Law Changes to These Terms   Overview This website is operated […] - [‘We’re saying that we trust them but really we don’t’: The discursive framing of TRUST in international trade deals](https://conceptanalytics.org.uk/were-saying-that-we-trust-them-but-really-we-dont-the-discursive-framing-of-trust-in-international-trade-deals/): Justyna A. Robinson, L. Alan Winters, Rhys Sandow, Sandra Young, Caitlin Hogan - [The Labour Party’s 2024 Manifesto - The Voice of Members or Lobbyists?](https://conceptanalytics.org.uk/the-labour-partys-2024-manifesto-the-voice-of-members-or-lobbyists/): Justyna A. Robinson, Rhys Sandow - [How does concept-led research matter?](https://conceptanalytics.org.uk/why-does-concept-led-research-matter/): How does concept-led research matter?  How does concept-led research matter? by Caitlin Hogan   Our Concept Analytics Lab (CAL) team LOVES concepts. In our daily work, we keep seeing the value of the concept-based view of language in bringing insight to thinking, attitudes, and behaviours of people. But how important is the concept-based research for a wider linguistic community? Can concept-based research impact other disciplines and industries? Can you commercialise your concept-based knowledge? With the aim of consolidating research and application of concept-based approaches to text analysis we gathered experts in the field for the first Concept Quest conference.   […] - [Identifying key content from surveys](https://conceptanalytics.org.uk/identifying-key-content-from-surveys/): How can you identify key content from surveys? by Rhys Sandow and Justyna Robinson   A case of responses to the Labour Party’s 2023 Trade Policy Forum   Surveys which collect responses to open questions are a popular and valuable way of gauging peoples’ attitudes. But they also present specific challenges for keyness analysis in corpus linguistics as the results can be misleading. For example, a high frequency of term X may be skewed by one or two documents within the corpus, rather than being representative of attitudes among the survey respondents more broadly. In such cases, traditional corpus linguistic […] - [Survey of English Usage zooms on concepts](https://conceptanalytics.org.uk/survey-of-english-usage-zooms-on-concepts/): Survey of English Usage zooms on Covid-19 concepts by Caitlin Hogan   Lab leader Dr Justyna Robinson gave a talk at University College London (UCL) as part of the Survey of English Usage Seminar Series about the work of the Concept Analytics Lab. Her talk covered a wide range of issues in the realm of concept analytics, including how to draw out concepts from written accounts via the Mass Observation Archive dataset. She focussed in particular on the role of concept change during the COVID-19 pandemic, when lifestyle changes forced people to adapt their routine, and thus the concepts they […] - [Concept Quest Event, 11th March 2024​](https://conceptanalytics.org.uk/concept-quest/): Concept Quest Event, 11th March 2024 by Caitlin Hogan Concept Quest: Navigating ideas on and through linguistic concepts Our lab will be part of an exciting event in collaboration with the University of Sussex Digital Humanities Lab and the Mass Observation project. Our session will cover our work on concept analysis through some of our recent projects. The team is excited to attend and present at such a thought-provoking gathering!   Be sure to check back here after the event for another blog post and photos!  Register for the event here: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/shl-events-ticket/t-yamopvl     About Us We identify conceptual patterns […] - [How do concepts matter for language in the human-machine era?](https://conceptanalytics.org.uk/lithme-research-contribution/): How do concepts matter for language in the human-machine era? by Justyna A. Robinson and Sandra Young Questions of conceptual content in language are important to applications relying on human-machine models of language. In this context, Concept Analytics Lab has been awarded funding from the COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) Action Network initiative. The aim of the grant was to explore synergies and ideas through events organised by LITHME (Language in the Human Machine Era) research programme, such as ‘Language in the Human-Machine Era’ annual conference University of Groningen, Campus Fryslân, Netherlands, 15-16 May 2023 Training school in […] - [What can a conceptual analysis tell us about public attitudes to post-Brexit trade?](https://conceptanalytics.org.uk/trade-blog/): What can a conceptual analysis tell us about public attitudes to post-Brexit trade? by Rhys Sandow Concept Analytics Lab were commissioned by the Prevention Research Partnership (PETRA) to investigate the attitudes towards trade expressed in responses to the Mass Observation Project’s 2021 UK Trade Policy directive. PETRA is a network of cross-disciplinary academics and other experts from NGOs and charities who are united by their goal of determining how trade agreements can be used to prevent disease and improve health. The long-form narratives from the general public gathered by the Mass Observation’s Trade Policy directive on the topic of trade […] - [Bridging the gap between computational linguistics and concept analysis](https://conceptanalytics.org.uk/bridging-the-gap-between-computational-linguistics-and-concept-analysis/): Better together by Eddie O’Hara Brown Bridging the gap between computational linguistics and concept analysis “Bridging The Gap” by MSVG is licensed under CC BY 2.0. One of our priorities at the Concept Analytics Lab is to utilise computational approaches in innovative explorations of linguistics. In this post I explore the disciplinary origins of computer science and linguistics and present areas in which computational methodologies can make meaningful contributions to linguistic studies. The documented origins of computer science and linguistics place the fields in different spheres. Computer science developed out of mathematics and mechanics. Many of the forefathers of the […] - [Covid-19 Crisis to Net Zero: A story of dedication and doubt in recycling](https://conceptanalytics.org.uk/covid-post/): Covid crisis to net zero: a story of dedication and doubt in recycling by Sandra Young In March 2022, the Concept Analytics Lab was awarded a grant from the Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF), run in partnership with the Sussex Sustainability Research Programme (SSRP). The call this year was aimed at addressing the critical challenges of Covid-19 recovery and climate change in an integrated way. We partnered with Africa New Energies (ANE), with their visualisation expertise. The Mass Observation project (MO) provided us with the data for an opportunity to apply our linguistic and computational analysis techniques to a new […] ## Pages - [Briefing Papers](https://conceptanalytics.org.uk/briefing-papers/): Briefing and Working Papers Working Papers How language reveals different faces of loneliness? • July 28, 2025 Justyna A. Robinson, Gayathri Sooraj, Caitlin Hogan Read More » Working Papers ‘We’re saying that we trust them but really we don’t’: The discursive framing of TRUST in international trade deals • May 2, 2025 Justyna A. Robinson, L. Alan Winters, Rhys Sandow, Sandra Young, Caitlin Hogan Read More » Briefing Papers The Labour Party’s 2024 Manifesto – The Voice of Members or Lobbyists? • July 3, 2024 Justyna A. Robinson, Rhys Sandow Read More » About Us We identify conceptual patterns and […] - [Partners](https://conceptanalytics.org.uk/partners/): Partners Find out more about the diverse range of collaborators we work with! As part of a grant from the COST Action Network, Justyna Robinson represented the Concept Analytics Lab at the annual LITHME Whole Action Conference at the University of Groningen in May 2023. Language In the Human-Machine Era (LITHME) is a COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) funded network of researchers in linguistics, computer science and related disciplines which explores the increasing degree of integration of language and computers. The lab worked with Dr Stefan Halikowski-Smith at thehe University of Swansea collaborated with the Concept Analytics Lab […] - [Blog](https://conceptanalytics.org.uk/blog/): Blog ‘Show me the meaning of being lonely‘ • July 28, 2025 At the turn of the millennium Backstreet Boys released their hit single “Show me the meaning of being lonely”. The lyrics talk about realities of Read More » How does concept-led research matter? • June 10, 2024 How does concept-led research matter?  How does concept-led research matter? by Caitlin Hogan   Our Concept Analytics Lab (CAL) team LOVES concepts. In our daily Read More » Identifying key content from surveys • June 10, 2024 How can you identify key content from surveys? by Rhys Sandow and Justyna Robinson […] - [Contact Us](https://conceptanalytics.org.uk/contact-us/): Contact Us Address Email: Justyna.Robinson@sussex.ac.uk Address: Sussex Digital Humanities Lab, Silverstone SB211, Arts Road, Falmer, East Sussex, BN1 9RG Email Us About Us We identify conceptual patterns and change in human thought through a combination of distant text reading and corpus linguistics techniques Blog How does concept-led research matter? Identifying key content from surveys Survey of English Usage zooms on concepts Concept Quest Event, 11th March 2024​ Collaborate with us - [Projects](https://conceptanalytics.org.uk/projects/): Projects Project Beginnings The seeds of the Concepts Analytics Lab were sown when funding was secured in 2017 to conduct a proof-of-concept pilot study entitled Dementia, diaries, and digital technologies. This, like the subsequent iterations of the project to date, have used data from the Mass Observation Project (MOP) in order to inform our understanding of various subjects such as aging, health, waste and energy consumption. MOP is a unique national life writing project about everyday life in Britain, capturing the experiences, thoughts, and opinions of people. Please see datasets for more information about the Mass Observation Project and our […] - [Team](https://conceptanalytics.org.uk/team/): Team Albertus Andito Albertus Andito is a PhD student in Natural Language Processing and a Computer Science graduate from the University of Sussex, with a year of experience in industry. He is interested in NLP and machine learning, as well as their applications in real-life problems. At Concept Analytics Lab Albertus was responsible for the original development of the API method and continues to provide NLP support to the team. Becky Hunt Becky Hunt is a CHASE-funded PhD student in Linguistics at Sussex. She has recently completed her MA in Applied Linguistics and TESOL at the University of Sussex.  She […] - [Outputs](https://conceptanalytics.org.uk/outputs/): Outputs Robinson, Justyna A. (3 November 2022) “Does an accent hold people back in their careers?” BBC Sussex and Surrey Radio with Sara Gorrell.  Your browser does not support the audio element. Robinson, Justyna A. (31 July 2025) “Comments on the drop in A-levels in modern languages” BBC Berkshire and Oxfordshire  Radio with Brigitte Tetteh Your browser does not support the audio element. Robinson, Justyna A.; L. Alan Winters;  Rhys J Sandow Sandra Young; Caitlin Hogan  (in press) ‘We’re saying that we trust them but really we don’t’: Citizens’ jurors discursive framing of trust in international trade policy. Journal of […] - [About](https://conceptanalytics.org.uk/about/): About Concept Analytics aims to understand human thinking by analysing conceptual layering in texts. We develop and apply innovative tools and techniques that combine both the distant reading of texts and corpus linguistic techniques to objectively identify suitable targets for analysis and subsequently analyse them. Our ideas embrace Digital Humanities thinking in that big data exploration works best when there is dialogue between different views and layers of data. The things we write about and the words we use to do so hold the key to our conceptualisation of the world and everything in it. We attach primary importance to […] - [Concept Analytics](https://conceptanalytics.org.uk/): Concept Analytics Lab     We identify conceptual patterns and change in human thought through a combination of distant text reading and corpus linguistics techniques.     Concept Analytics aims to understand human thinking by analysing conceptual layering in texts. We develop and apply innovative tools and techniques that combine both the distant reading of texts and corpus linguistic techniques to objectively identify suitable targets for analysis and subsequently analyse them. Our ideas embrace Digital Humanities thinking in that big data exploration works best when there is dialogue between different views and layers of data. The things we write about […] - [Datasets](https://conceptanalytics.org.uk/datasets/): Datasets “My Filing Cabinet” by Theen, Source Concept Analytics Lab  uses a range of text datasets. These usually come as collections of texts curated for a purpose of a given research. We also have bespoke expertise in working with text collections housed at Sussex University, i.e. the Old Bailey proceedings, Mass Observation Project, and Mass Observation Archive. We also work with a range of texts data such as surveys, e.g. Labour National Forum, recordings from focus groups. The Old Bailey Proceedings are fully searchable edition of the largest body of texts detailing the lives of non-elite people ever published, containing 197,745 […] [comment]: # (Generated by Hostinger Tools Plugin)