The purpose of this article is to present the academic profile of Professor Alina Kowalska and to commemorate her as a researcher engaged in scholarly work at the University of Silesia. She was among the people who built the Institute of Polish Studies in Katowice (and earlier in Sosnowiec) from the ground up, and therefore determined its character. Her research interests pivoted around two mutually intertwined issues: the evolution of the general language and evolution of the Silesian Polish in particular. Over time, she started to pay more and more attention to the issues of the Silesian region. Her works were characterized by diligence in language documentation and by research objectivity.
This article presents the academic, didactic and organisational achievements of Professor Zdzisław Pietrzyk, including the functions he has so far performed, his participation in conferences and projects, his membership in organisations and scholarly societies, and the awards with which he has been honoured. It also contains a list of his academic and popular science publications.
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