Zdzisław Wąsik (born 3 May 1947) is a Polish

linguist Linguistics is the scientific study of language. The areas of linguistic analysis are syntax (rules governing the structure of sentences), semantics (meaning), Morphology (linguistics), morphology (structure of words), phonetics (speech sounds ...

and

semiotician Semiotics ( ) is the systematic study of sign processes and the communication of meaning. In semiotics, a sign is defined as anything that communicates intentional and unintentional meaning or feelings to the sign's interpreter. Semiosis is an ...

, Rector Senior and

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at the Philological School of Higher Education in

Wrocław Wrocław is a city in southwestern Poland, and the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. It is the largest city and historical capital of the region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the Oder River in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Eu ...

and Professor Senior at

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Poznań Poznań ( ) is a city on the Warta, River Warta in west Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business center and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John's ...

. prof. dr hab. Zdzisław Wąsik - Wyższa Szkoła Filologiczna
"Zdzisław Wąsik, ur. 3 maja 1947 roku, językoznawca i semiotyk polski, jest zatrudniony na stanowisku profesora zwyczajnego w Wyższej Szkole Filologicznej ..."

Educational career

He received his master's title in

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(1971) and

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(1976) in comparative

Indo-European linguistics Indo-European studies () is a field of linguistics and an interdisciplinary field of study dealing with Indo-European languages, both current and extinct. The goal of those engaged in these studies is to amass information about the hypothetical p ...

from the

University of Wrocław The University of Wrocław (, UWr; ) is a public research university in Wrocław, Poland. It is the largest institution of higher learning in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, with over 100,000 graduates since 1945, including some 1,900 researcher ...

. Subsequently, he

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general linguistics Theoretical linguistics is a term in linguistics that, like the related term general linguistics, can be understood in different ways. Both can be taken as a reference to the theory of language, or the branch of linguistics that inquires into the ...

at the

Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań The Adam Mickiewicz University (; Latin: ''Universitas Studiorum Mickiewicziana Posnaniensis'') is a research university in Poznań, Poland. Due to its history, the university is traditionally considered among Poland's most reputable institution ...

in 1986 and gained his scientific title of

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of Humanistic Sciences from the

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in 1997.

Academic positions

In his first position, he served for 14 years (1984–1999) as Head of the Department of General Linguistics at the

and, between 2002 and 2010, as Head of the Department of Semiotics in the School of English at the

. He directed the Department of English Linguistics in the Institute of English Philology of the Pedagogical School of Higher Education in Opole (currently

Opole University The University of Opole () is a public university in the city of Opole. It was founded in 1994 from a merger of two parallel educational institutions. The university has 17,500 students completing 32 academic majors and 53 specializations. The ...

) (1991–1992), Department of Linguistics of the State Vocational School of Higher Education in Wałbrzych (2000–2004), Department of English of the

Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń or NCU (, UMK) is located in Toruń, Poland. It is named after Nicolaus Copernicus, who was born in Toruń in 1473. History The beginnings of higher education in Toruń The first institution of higher ...

(2001–2006).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wasik, Zdzislaw Linguists from Poland 1947 births Living people Academic staff of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań Academic staff of Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń People from Lubin County University of Wrocław alumni Academic staff of the University of Wrocław