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University of Kansas - Slavic Languages Literatures

Language mind | Slavic domain expert (~400M speakers)
Krzysztof
Borowski
Lawrence, Kansas
Language mind. Expert in languages spoken by ~400 million people.
Specialties: conversation analysis, user-generated discourse, sociolinguistics, language data quality assurance.
Experience: 20+ years in language learning, 5+ years in linguistic research, 5 years in teaching language.

Languages are like engineering. They’re the ultimate creativity tool because they allow you to create something ex nihilo. If you put the pieces together correctly, there’s no stopping to what you can design — from a masterfully crafted sentence to a literary masterpiece, impressive website, or a slick piece of software.

Ever since I was a kid, languages have been my passion. Once I learned how to read and took the first German classes in pre-school, I have been on this adventure ever since. I still remember sitting at the desk and constructing my language at the age of 12 or 13. My passion for languages accelerated around college when I built a news website with HTML and CSS from scratch by analyzing multiple source codes and then rewriting bits and pieces for the website. While nobody creates websites like this anymore, I loved every second of the constant tinkering with the code to improve it. Oh, and I taught myself Italian along the way.

Hungry for more, I applied to a Ph.D. program in Slavic Linguistics, becoming a language researcher and educator. Few things in this world are more rewarding than seeing someone succeed in speaking a new language in a matter of weeks. In my research, I have explored issues in computer-mediated communication, critical discourse studies, sociolinguistics, pragmatics, and morphosemantics. In the meantime, I discovered the beauty of Python and natural language processing. Last spring, I was invited to Columbia University to speak about Silesian, a variety spoken in southern Poland.

Now, I’m looking for opportunities to use my skills and expertise to help make the world a better place through technology. As an INFJ, I value dedication, solid organization, helping people, solving problems, and working toward a greater goal. Feel free to connect or reach out if you want to talk about language, technology, or the intersection of the two.

My contact details:

E-mail: krzysztofeborowski@gmail.com
Phone: (+1) 785.393.9896

Experience

    Education

    • University of Wrocław

      Master of Arts (MA)

      Serbian and Croatian Languages and Literatures

    • University of Wrocław

      Bachelor of Arts (BA)

      Slavic Languages and Literatures

    • Università degli Studi di Verona

      Study abroad

      Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General

    • The University of Kansas

      Doctor of Philosophy - PhD

      Slavic Linguistics
      Thesis on online political discourse in contemporary Poland titled "Virtual Nationalism, Real Violence: Conflict Discourse, Identity, and the Social Imagination of Silesian Minority in Poland." Chapters: 1. Introduction 2. "Szlezjery i Paljaki": linguistic strategies of othering and identity work 3. Doing politics through language: anti-German sentiment, the “camouflaged German option” discourse, and linguistic strategies of naming 4. Narrating identity: "Schlesiers," mini-narratives, and the co-construction of the grand "szlezjer" narrative 5. “Get lost to Germany!”: hateful speech (hejt) and verbal violence from the perspective of de-proximization 6. Conclusions

    • The University of Kansas

      Assistant to the Editor-in-Chief


      • Reviewing, annotating, and copyediting texts for quality, ensuring compliance with the house style • Analyzing and synthesizing complex information into easily digestible summaries • Leveraging external data and search engines in multiple European languages to facilitate the editing process • Proactively identifying and relaying areas for improvement in the project documentation to reduce effective work-time cost • Transliterating data in Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Serbian, Bulgarian, and Macedonian into the Latin alphabet, maintaining excellent transliteration quality across the board • Translating academic articles from Russian and Polish into English • Communicating regularly with project members, reporting on single deliverables and daily work management

    • The University of Kansas

      Ph.D. Candidate, Polish Language Instructor


      • Designed, implemented, and executed multiyear research project; collected, maintained, and analyzed linguistic data corpus including ~1,000 records; performed data annotation and translation • Ideated, implemented, and executed an ethnographic project on consumers’ attitudes to grocery shopping; recruited participants, conducted field research, analyzed and interpreted collected data • Led 450+ hours of effective foreign language and linguistics instruction for 5 years with adult learners, earning merit raise and receiving the total rating of 4.9/5.0 • Produced 25 research outputs in 5 years; researched, authored, and delivered 15 unique research presentations for specialist and general audiences at venues in North America and Europe • Supported multiple research projects at one time, managed workload, timelines, and reprioritization Classes taught: Language courses • How to Hack a Foreign Language (Fall 2019), Guest Instructor • Elementary Polish I (Fall 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018), Instructor of Record • Elementary Polish II (Spring 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019), Instructor of Record • Intermediate Polish I (Fall 2016), Instructor of Record • Intermediate Polish II (Spring 2017), Instructor of Record • Advanced Polish I (Fall 2016), Instructor of Record • Elementary Ukrainian II (Spring 2015), Substitute Instructor Content courses • Europe of Regions and Ethnic Minorities (Spring 2017), Instructor of Record • Introduction to Slavic Languages and Linguistics (Spring 2015), Guest Lecturer • Introduction to the Languages and Peoples of Russia and East-Central Europe (Spring 2016, Spring 2018), Guest Lecturer • Linguistics in Anthropology: Evolution of Language (Spring 2016), Guest Lecturer • Introduction to Russia and Eastern Europe (Fall 2014), Guest Lecturer • Anthropology of Violence (Fall 2016), Guest Lecturer

    Publications

    • O języku literackim molizańskich Słowian [On the Molise Slavic Literary Standard]

      Poznańskie Studia Slawistyczne

      Borowski, Krzysztof E. (2017) O języku literackim molizańskich Słowian [On the Molise Slavic Literary Standard]. Poznańskie Studia Slawistyczne 8: 23–36.

    • O języku literackim molizańskich Słowian [On the Molise Slavic Literary Standard]

      Poznańskie Studia Slawistyczne

      Borowski, Krzysztof E. (2017) O języku literackim molizańskich Słowian [On the Molise Slavic Literary Standard]. Poznańskie Studia Slawistyczne 8: 23–36.

    • O języku literackim molizańskich Słowian [On the Molise Slavic Literary Standard]

      Poznańskie Studia Slawistyczne

      Borowski, Krzysztof E. (2017) O języku literackim molizańskich Słowian [On the Molise Slavic Literary Standard]. Poznańskie Studia Slawistyczne 8: 23–36.

    • O języku literackim molizańskich Słowian [On the Molise Slavic Literary Standard]

      Poznańskie Studia Slawistyczne

      Borowski, Krzysztof E. (2017) O języku literackim molizańskich Słowian [On the Molise Slavic Literary Standard]. Poznańskie Studia Slawistyczne 8: 23–36.

    • Slavic Dialectology: A Survey of Research since 1989

      Journal of Slavic Linguistics

      Greenberg, Marc L., Borowski, Krzysztof E., Schallert, Joseph, and Woolhiser, Curt F. (2017). Slavic Dialectology: A Survey of Research since 1989, Journal of Slavic Linguistics 25(2): 303–336.

    • O języku literackim molizańskich Słowian [On the Molise Slavic Literary Standard]

      Poznańskie Studia Slawistyczne

      Borowski, Krzysztof E. (2017) O języku literackim molizańskich Słowian [On the Molise Slavic Literary Standard]. Poznańskie Studia Slawistyczne 8: 23–36.

    • Slavic Dialectology: A Survey of Research since 1989

      Journal of Slavic Linguistics

      Greenberg, Marc L., Borowski, Krzysztof E., Schallert, Joseph, and Woolhiser, Curt F. (2017). Slavic Dialectology: A Survey of Research since 1989, Journal of Slavic Linguistics 25(2): 303–336.

    • [Review of] Slavic and German in Contact: Studies from Areal and Contrastive Linguistics, Elżbieta Kaczmarska and Motoki Nomachi (eds.)

      Journal of Slavic Linguistics

      Borowski, Krzysztof E., and Fisher, Alexandra. (2015). [Review of] Slavic and German in Contact: Studies from Areal and Contrastive Linguistics, Elżbieta Kaczmarska and Motoki Nomachi (eds.). Journal of Slavic Linguistics 23(2): 313–318.

    • O języku literackim molizańskich Słowian [On the Molise Slavic Literary Standard]

      Poznańskie Studia Slawistyczne

      Borowski, Krzysztof E. (2017) O języku literackim molizańskich Słowian [On the Molise Slavic Literary Standard]. Poznańskie Studia Slawistyczne 8: 23–36.

    • Slavic Dialectology: A Survey of Research since 1989

      Journal of Slavic Linguistics

      Greenberg, Marc L., Borowski, Krzysztof E., Schallert, Joseph, and Woolhiser, Curt F. (2017). Slavic Dialectology: A Survey of Research since 1989, Journal of Slavic Linguistics 25(2): 303–336.

    • [Review of] Slavic and German in Contact: Studies from Areal and Contrastive Linguistics, Elżbieta Kaczmarska and Motoki Nomachi (eds.)

      Journal of Slavic Linguistics

      Borowski, Krzysztof E., and Fisher, Alexandra. (2015). [Review of] Slavic and German in Contact: Studies from Areal and Contrastive Linguistics, Elżbieta Kaczmarska and Motoki Nomachi (eds.). Journal of Slavic Linguistics 23(2): 313–318.

    • Condemned to Extinction: Molise Slavic 100 Years Ago and Now

      New Insights into Slavic Linguistics

      Borowski, Krzysztof E. (2014) Condemned to Extinction: Molise Slavic 100 Years Ago and Now. In Jacek Witkoś and Sylwester Jaworski (eds.), New Insights into Slavic Linguistics. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang, 51–58.

    • O języku literackim molizańskich Słowian [On the Molise Slavic Literary Standard]

      Poznańskie Studia Slawistyczne

      Borowski, Krzysztof E. (2017) O języku literackim molizańskich Słowian [On the Molise Slavic Literary Standard]. Poznańskie Studia Slawistyczne 8: 23–36.

    • Slavic Dialectology: A Survey of Research since 1989

      Journal of Slavic Linguistics

      Greenberg, Marc L., Borowski, Krzysztof E., Schallert, Joseph, and Woolhiser, Curt F. (2017). Slavic Dialectology: A Survey of Research since 1989, Journal of Slavic Linguistics 25(2): 303–336.

    • [Review of] Slavic and German in Contact: Studies from Areal and Contrastive Linguistics, Elżbieta Kaczmarska and Motoki Nomachi (eds.)

      Journal of Slavic Linguistics

      Borowski, Krzysztof E., and Fisher, Alexandra. (2015). [Review of] Slavic and German in Contact: Studies from Areal and Contrastive Linguistics, Elżbieta Kaczmarska and Motoki Nomachi (eds.). Journal of Slavic Linguistics 23(2): 313–318.

    • Condemned to Extinction: Molise Slavic 100 Years Ago and Now

      New Insights into Slavic Linguistics

      Borowski, Krzysztof E. (2014) Condemned to Extinction: Molise Slavic 100 Years Ago and Now. In Jacek Witkoś and Sylwester Jaworski (eds.), New Insights into Slavic Linguistics. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang, 51–58.

    • The Folk Linguistics of Silesian in Poland (to appear)

      V zeleni drželi zeleni breg: Studies in Honor of Marc L. Greenberg

      Borowski, Krzysztof E. (to appear) The Folk Linguistics of Silesian in Poland. In Stephen M. Dickey and Mark Richard Lauersdorf (Eds.), V zeleni drželi zeleni breg: Studies in Honor of Marc L. Greenberg. Bloomington, IN: Slavica Publishers, 15–35.

    • O języku literackim molizańskich Słowian [On the Molise Slavic Literary Standard]

      Poznańskie Studia Slawistyczne

      Borowski, Krzysztof E. (2017) O języku literackim molizańskich Słowian [On the Molise Slavic Literary Standard]. Poznańskie Studia Slawistyczne 8: 23–36.

    • Slavic Dialectology: A Survey of Research since 1989

      Journal of Slavic Linguistics

      Greenberg, Marc L., Borowski, Krzysztof E., Schallert, Joseph, and Woolhiser, Curt F. (2017). Slavic Dialectology: A Survey of Research since 1989, Journal of Slavic Linguistics 25(2): 303–336.

    • [Review of] Slavic and German in Contact: Studies from Areal and Contrastive Linguistics, Elżbieta Kaczmarska and Motoki Nomachi (eds.)

      Journal of Slavic Linguistics

      Borowski, Krzysztof E., and Fisher, Alexandra. (2015). [Review of] Slavic and German in Contact: Studies from Areal and Contrastive Linguistics, Elżbieta Kaczmarska and Motoki Nomachi (eds.). Journal of Slavic Linguistics 23(2): 313–318.

    • Condemned to Extinction: Molise Slavic 100 Years Ago and Now

      New Insights into Slavic Linguistics

      Borowski, Krzysztof E. (2014) Condemned to Extinction: Molise Slavic 100 Years Ago and Now. In Jacek Witkoś and Sylwester Jaworski (eds.), New Insights into Slavic Linguistics. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang, 51–58.

    • The Folk Linguistics of Silesian in Poland (to appear)

      V zeleni drželi zeleni breg: Studies in Honor of Marc L. Greenberg

      Borowski, Krzysztof E. (to appear) The Folk Linguistics of Silesian in Poland. In Stephen M. Dickey and Mark Richard Lauersdorf (Eds.), V zeleni drželi zeleni breg: Studies in Honor of Marc L. Greenberg. Bloomington, IN: Slavica Publishers, 15–35.

    • Silesian (to appear)

      Encyclopedia of Slavic Languages and Linguistics

      Borowski, Krzysztof E. (to appear) Silesian. Encyclopedia of Slavic Languages and Linguistics, ed. by Marc L. Greenberg. Brill.

    • O języku literackim molizańskich Słowian [On the Molise Slavic Literary Standard]

      Poznańskie Studia Slawistyczne

      Borowski, Krzysztof E. (2017) O języku literackim molizańskich Słowian [On the Molise Slavic Literary Standard]. Poznańskie Studia Slawistyczne 8: 23–36.

    • Slavic Dialectology: A Survey of Research since 1989

      Journal of Slavic Linguistics

      Greenberg, Marc L., Borowski, Krzysztof E., Schallert, Joseph, and Woolhiser, Curt F. (2017). Slavic Dialectology: A Survey of Research since 1989, Journal of Slavic Linguistics 25(2): 303–336.

    • [Review of] Slavic and German in Contact: Studies from Areal and Contrastive Linguistics, Elżbieta Kaczmarska and Motoki Nomachi (eds.)

      Journal of Slavic Linguistics

      Borowski, Krzysztof E., and Fisher, Alexandra. (2015). [Review of] Slavic and German in Contact: Studies from Areal and Contrastive Linguistics, Elżbieta Kaczmarska and Motoki Nomachi (eds.). Journal of Slavic Linguistics 23(2): 313–318.

    • Condemned to Extinction: Molise Slavic 100 Years Ago and Now

      New Insights into Slavic Linguistics

      Borowski, Krzysztof E. (2014) Condemned to Extinction: Molise Slavic 100 Years Ago and Now. In Jacek Witkoś and Sylwester Jaworski (eds.), New Insights into Slavic Linguistics. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang, 51–58.

    • The Folk Linguistics of Silesian in Poland (to appear)

      V zeleni drželi zeleni breg: Studies in Honor of Marc L. Greenberg

      Borowski, Krzysztof E. (to appear) The Folk Linguistics of Silesian in Poland. In Stephen M. Dickey and Mark Richard Lauersdorf (Eds.), V zeleni drželi zeleni breg: Studies in Honor of Marc L. Greenberg. Bloomington, IN: Slavica Publishers, 15–35.

    • Silesian (to appear)

      Encyclopedia of Slavic Languages and Linguistics

      Borowski, Krzysztof E. (to appear) Silesian. Encyclopedia of Slavic Languages and Linguistics, ed. by Marc L. Greenberg. Brill.

    • Discourse Markers (to appear)

      Encyclopedia of Slavic Languages and Linguistics

      Perelmutter, Renee, and Borowski, Krzysztof E. (to appear) Discourse Markers. Encyclopedia of Slavic Languages and Linguistics, ed. by Marc L. Greenberg. Brill.

    • O języku literackim molizańskich Słowian [On the Molise Slavic Literary Standard]

      Poznańskie Studia Slawistyczne

      Borowski, Krzysztof E. (2017) O języku literackim molizańskich Słowian [On the Molise Slavic Literary Standard]. Poznańskie Studia Slawistyczne 8: 23–36.

    • Slavic Dialectology: A Survey of Research since 1989

      Journal of Slavic Linguistics

      Greenberg, Marc L., Borowski, Krzysztof E., Schallert, Joseph, and Woolhiser, Curt F. (2017). Slavic Dialectology: A Survey of Research since 1989, Journal of Slavic Linguistics 25(2): 303–336.

    • [Review of] Slavic and German in Contact: Studies from Areal and Contrastive Linguistics, Elżbieta Kaczmarska and Motoki Nomachi (eds.)

      Journal of Slavic Linguistics

      Borowski, Krzysztof E., and Fisher, Alexandra. (2015). [Review of] Slavic and German in Contact: Studies from Areal and Contrastive Linguistics, Elżbieta Kaczmarska and Motoki Nomachi (eds.). Journal of Slavic Linguistics 23(2): 313–318.

    • Condemned to Extinction: Molise Slavic 100 Years Ago and Now

      New Insights into Slavic Linguistics

      Borowski, Krzysztof E. (2014) Condemned to Extinction: Molise Slavic 100 Years Ago and Now. In Jacek Witkoś and Sylwester Jaworski (eds.), New Insights into Slavic Linguistics. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang, 51–58.

    • The Folk Linguistics of Silesian in Poland (to appear)

      V zeleni drželi zeleni breg: Studies in Honor of Marc L. Greenberg

      Borowski, Krzysztof E. (to appear) The Folk Linguistics of Silesian in Poland. In Stephen M. Dickey and Mark Richard Lauersdorf (Eds.), V zeleni drželi zeleni breg: Studies in Honor of Marc L. Greenberg. Bloomington, IN: Slavica Publishers, 15–35.

    • Silesian (to appear)

      Encyclopedia of Slavic Languages and Linguistics

      Borowski, Krzysztof E. (to appear) Silesian. Encyclopedia of Slavic Languages and Linguistics, ed. by Marc L. Greenberg. Brill.

    • Discourse Markers (to appear)

      Encyclopedia of Slavic Languages and Linguistics

      Perelmutter, Renee, and Borowski, Krzysztof E. (to appear) Discourse Markers. Encyclopedia of Slavic Languages and Linguistics, ed. by Marc L. Greenberg. Brill.

    • [Review of] Negotiating Linguistic Identity: Language and Belonging in Europe, Virve-Anneli Vihman & Kristiina Praakli (eds.)

      Slavia Centralis

      Borowski, Krzysztof E., and Fisher, Alexandra. (2015). [Review of] Negotiating Linguistic Identity: Language and Belonging in Europe, Virve-Anneli Vihman & Kristiina Praakli (eds.). Slavia Centralis 2(2015): 105–107.

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