Research interests

• Sociolinguistics
• Cognitive linguistics
• General semantics
• Philosophy of language

 

Vitenskapelig Kapittel/Artikkel/Konferanseartikkel

• Janicki, Karol (2017). Language and conflict: arguing for interdisciplinarity and usefulness. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (2008). How cognitive linguists can help to solve political problems. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (2005). Julia Kristeva - science or charlatanry? A linguist's look at the first Holberg prize debate. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (2004). The sociology of language. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (2003). The ever-stifling essentialism: language and conflict in Poland (1989-1993). (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (1998). Searching for new disciplinarities and ways of practising linguistics. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (1998). 'Political correctness' - conflict-ridden language, language-ridden conflict, or both?. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (1997). On unconventional metaphor as a source of misunderstanding. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (1997). An essay in critical discourse analysis:how can linguists contribute to alleviating conflicts. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (1995). Sociolinguistics in Poland: history and prospects. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (1993). From small to large scale language conflicts: a philosophical perspective. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol; Jaworski, Adam (1993). Language purism and propaganda:the first congress for Polish. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol; Jaworski, Adam (1990). Against extensive sound symbolism: a short argument for prototype linguistics. Som evidence from Polish and English. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (1990). On the tenability of the notion 'pragmatic equivalence' in contrastive analysis. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (1986). Accommodation in native-speaker - foreigner interaction. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (1986). Tertium comparationis in contrastive sociolinguistics. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (1981). On the feasibility of pedagogical contrastive sociolinguistics. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (1980). Contrastive sociolinguistics. Some methodological considerations. (ekstern lenke)

Vitenskapelig artikkel

• Janicki, Karol (2017). What is conflict? What is aggression? Are these challenging questions?. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (2014). Connecting the linguist to industry and public institutions. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (2011). Communication and understanding. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (2010). Lay people's language problems. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (2002). A hindrance to communication: the use of difficult and incomprehensible language. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol; Jahr, Ernst Håkon (1995). The function of the standard variety: a contrastive study of Norwegian and Polish. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (1994). Review of Gorlach, M. Englishes: Studies in varieties of English 1984 - 1988. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (1991). Applying linguistics for peace education. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (1990). Native speaker's perceptions of the foreigner's language: some preliminary findings. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (1990). A brief falsificationist look at contrastive sociolinguistics. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (1989). A rebuttal of essentialist sociolinguistics. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (1987). On understanding misunderstanding: some further support for prototype linguistics. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (1984). Contrastive sociolinguistics reconsidered. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (1980). Deviance beyond grammar. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (1979). Toward contrasting styles. (ekstern lenke)

Vitenskapelig foredrag

• Janicki, Karol (2016). Linguistics and society: from conflict talk to peaceful communication. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (2016). Peaceful communication: a study in language awareness . (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (2015). Non-aggressive language: a folk linguistic study. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (2012). Language problems in industry and public institutions. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (2011). What language problems lay language users have. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (2010). A plea for applied linguistics in deed. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (2009). The discourse of befuddlement. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (2009). English as a global language. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (2009). Lay people's views of communication. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (2008). Lay people's language-related problems. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (2008). Incomprehensible discourse as a lay language user’s problem. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (2007). Is Pluto a planet? Can a linguist have an answer?. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (2006). The Standard English conflict. An applied cognitive sociolinguist's view. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (2006). An unpopular view on definitions. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (2006). The precision myth in the legal field and a cognitive linguistics view of legal language. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (2006). Definitional problems? Can a non-essentialist help?. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (2005). Linguistic reflection of objectivism in the legal profession. More ammunition for applied cognitive sociolinguistics. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (2005). Applied sociolinguistics needs cognitive linguistics. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (2003). British and American English. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (2003). Interdisciplinarity in university education:putting philosophy and practice together. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (2001). Much ado about little: linguistic aspects of the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (2001). Some theoretical and methodological questions on the use of difficult and incomprehensible language. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (2000). Narratives and essentialism. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (2000). Incomprehensible language. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (2000). The use of incomprehensible language in the academic community. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (1999). Difficult language. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (1999). Do we need to make things difficult to understand?. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (1997). Searching for new interdisciplinarities. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (1996). New disciplinarities. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (1995). PC - conflict-ridden language, language-ridden conflict, or both?. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (1993). Sociolinguistics in Poland: a socio-political analysis. (ekstern lenke)

Vitenskapelig monografi

• Janicki, Karol (2015). Language and Conflict. Selected Issues. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (2010). Confusing discourse. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (2006). Language Misconceived. Arguing for Applied Cognitive Sociolinguistics. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (2005). Standard British and American English. A brief overview. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (1999). Against essentialism: toward language awareness. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (1990). Toward non-essentialist sociolinguistics. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (1985). The foreigner's language. A sociolinguistic perspective. (ekstern lenke)

Faglig foredrag

• Janicki, Karol (2014). Non-typical behavior, language and conflict. (ekstern lenke)

Intervju

• Janicki, Karol (2013). Bare et ord?. (ekstern lenke)

Populærvitenskapelig artikkel

• Janicki, Karol (2003). Hvor mange språk kan du?. (ekstern lenke)

Populærvitenskapelig foredrag

• Janicki, Karol (1999). Grammatical differences between British and American English. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (1997). Cognitive linguistics. (ekstern lenke)

Kronikk

• Janicki, Karol (1998). Review of Manfred Gorlach's "More Englishes: New studies in varieties of English 1988-1994". (ekstern lenke)

Poster

• Janicki, Karol (1997). How cognitive linguistics can contribute to peace education. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (1996). On non-conventional metaphors as a source of conflict. (ekstern lenke)

Fagbok

• Janicki, Karol (1995). Elements of British and American English. (ekstern lenke)

Rapport

• Janicki, Karol (1989). International Journal of the Sociology of Language 78. (ekstern lenke)

Vitenskapelig oversiktsartikkel/review

• Janicki, Karol (1984). Review of H.H. Stern. Fundamental concepts of language teaching. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (1980). Review of Henry Widdowson. Teaching language as communication. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (1978). Review of Roger Bell. Sociolinguistics. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (1977). Review of Donald Bowen. Patterns of American English pronunciation. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (1976). Review of John Schumann and Nancy Stenson (eds). New frontiers in second language learning. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (1976). Review of Peter Trudgill. Sociolinguistics. (ekstern lenke)
• Janicki, Karol (1975). Review of Windsor Lewis. A Concise Pronouncing Dictionary of British and American English. (ekstern lenke)

Vitenskapelig antologi/Konferanseserie

• Janicki, Karol (1979). Toward contrasting communicative competence. An analysis of style. (ekstern lenke)

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Publications 

Selected books

• Language and conflict. Selected issues. 2015. London: Palgrave Macmillan. http://www.palgrave.com/page/detail/language-and-conflict-karol-janicki/?K=9781137381408
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• Confusing discourse. 2010. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. http://www.palgrave.com/page/detail/confusing-discourse-karol-janicki/?K=9780230232600
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• Language misconceived. Arguing for applied cognitive sociolinguistics. 2006. London: Routledge. http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780805856828/
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• Standard British and American English. A brief overview. 2005. Copenhagen: Djøf Forlag. http://www.djoef-forlag.dk/da/Soegeresultat?q=Karol+Janicki
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• Against essentialism: toward language awareness. 1999. München: Lincom Europa.
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• Toward non-essentialist sociolinguistics. 1990. Berlin-New York: Mouton de Gruyter.
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• Sociolinguistics in Poland (ed.). A guest edited issue of the International Journal of the Sociology of Language 78. 1989.
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• The foreigner's language. A sociolinguistic perspective. 1985. Oxford: Pergamon Press.
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Selected recent articles

•      “Language and conflict: arguing for interdisciplinarity and usefulness”. In:
•              Remaining Relevant: Modern Language Studies Today. 2017
•             Margrete Dyvik Cardona, Randi Koppen and Ingunn Lunde (eds)
•             BeLLS, vol 7. Pp. 183-193. 
•             http://bells.uib.no/index.php/bells/issue/view/247/showToc
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•      “What is conflict? What is aggression? Are these challenging questions?”
•             2017. Journal of Language Aggression and Conflict. 5:1.156-166.
•             https://benjamins.com/#catalog/journals/jlac.5.1.07jan/details
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•       "Connecting the linguist to industry and public institutions". 2014.
•             International Journal of Applied Linguistics. Vol. 24. No. 1. 38-49.
•            http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ijal.12027/abstract
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•       "Communication and understanding”. 2011. Applied Folk Linguistics.
•             AILA Review 24. Eds. Wilton, Antje and Martin Stegu.
•             Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins. Pp. 68-77.
•             https://benjamins.com/#catalog/journals/aila.24/toc
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•       "Lay people's language problems". 2010. International Journal of Applied Linguistics.
•             Vol. 20. No. 1. 73-94.
•            http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1473-4192.2009.00229.x/abstract
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•        “How cognitive linguists can help to solve political problems”. 2008.
•             In: Gitte Kristiansen and René Dirven (eds.) 
•             Cognitive sociolinguistics: Language variation, cultural models, social systems. 
•             Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter. 

He has also authored other journal articles, book chapters, and some reviews in the area of sociolinguistics, contrastive linguistics, cognitive linguistics, and language teaching. His articles and book chapters have been published, for instance, with Mouton de Gruyter, John Benjamins, Blackwell, Pergamon, and Günter Narr.

Current research project

The language of peace and non-aggression