Alicja Nowakowska

Dr. Alicja Nowakowska is an Associate Professor at the University of Wrocław, affiliated with the Department of Contemporary Polish Language within the Institute of Polish Language and Literature. Her primary research focuses on phraseology through a cultural linguistics lens, encompassing comparative linguistics and the interplay between phraseology and onomastics. She also explores descriptive grammar of Polish (particularly nominal inflection) and Silesian studies, emphasizing didactic applications. Her work bridges linguistic theory with practical language education, including teaching Polish as a foreign language.

Her research interests span diverse areas such as phraseological comparisons in media texts, cultural semiotics in plant names, and the historical analysis of linguistic documents. She has contributed to interdisciplinary studies on Slavic languages and Germanic-Slavic cultural exchanges. Her edited volumes and monographs reflect a commitment to advancing phraseological and onomastic research.

Dr. Nowakowska’s publications frequently address the intersection of language and culture, including studies on color semantics, urban linguistic imagery, and biblical phraseologisms. Her work often incorporates historical perspectives, such as analyzing 19th–20th century academic records and early Polish dictionaries.

She has collaborated on pedagogical projects, including phraseological dictionaries and materials for language learners. Her research also touches on normative language awareness, orthographic challenges in education, and the application of phraseology in contemporary media discourse.