Zdenko Dobrík

Zdenko Dobrík is an Associate Professor at the Department of German Studies, Faculty of Humanities, Matej Bel University. His research focuses on comparative linguistics, specifically Slovak and German language interactions, with expertise in Anglicisms, loanwords, word formation, and intercultural communication.

• PhD in Linguistics (Comenius University, 2005)
• Associate Professor title (Comenius University, field: general linguistics)

Key research trends include:

• Analysis of Anglicisms and foreign loanwords in German and Slovak
• Comparative semantics and morphology in both languages
• Prescriptive and applied linguistics
• Intercultural and contrastive communication

His publications emphasize language adaptation, sociolinguistic theory, and cross-linguistic influences. He has reviewed works on hybrid substantives, lexical structures, and medical terminology.

Projects led by Dobrík include:

• VEGA: German-Slovak linguistic contrasts (2005-2007)
• VEGA: German language-cultural image in Slovak reception (2008-2010)
• APVV-18-0115: Language in the City (2019-2023) [co-PI]
• Current VEGA: Inclusion/exclusion in Slovak/German/French communiqués (2025-2028)

He has served as an opponent for doctoral theses at Comenius University and participated in international projects like Socrates Grundtvig 2 (2004-2006). A guest lecture at the University of Vienna (2007) highlighted his work on Anglicisms.