Andrzej Bogusławski

Andrzej Stanisław Bogusławski (born 1 December 1931) is a Polish philologist, semanticist, semioticist and philosopher of language of international repute. Originally a specialist in Russian language, his interests broadened into the epistemology of language and linguistics.

Andrzej Stanisław Bogusławski
Professor Andrzej Bogusławski in 2012
Born (1931-12-01) 1 December 1931
Poland
NationalityPolish
AwardsCommander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta
Doctor Honoris Causa, University of Torun
Scientific career
Fieldsepistemology of language
Grammar
Lexicography
Linguistics
Russian language
Semantics
Semiotics
Theory of language
InstitutionsUniversity of Warsaw
Polish Academy of Learning
Polish Academy of Sciences
Warsaw Scientific Society, University of Oldenburg

During martial law in Poland he was interned for refusing to sign an oath of loyalty which led to international protests. He is a professor emeritus at Warsaw University.

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