The Department of Spanish Linguistics conducts research and teaching activities in the field of Spanish linguistics, focusing on the structure, use, variation, and historical development of the Spanish language. Research is carried out through a range of theoretical and methodological approaches, from both synchronic and diachronic perspectives.

A major focus of the Department's research is the geographical, social, and stylistic variation of Spanish, with particular emphasis on its European and Latin American varieties. Research also addresses language use in social communication, discourse analysis, language contact, and the relationships between language and culture.

Other important areas of research include contrastive studies of Spanish and Polish, translation studies, second language acquisition, and the teaching of Spanish as a foreign language (ELE).

Main Research Areas:

• Spanish morphosyntax from synchronic and diachronic perspectives;

• Spanish syntax, including mood selection ( indicativo/subjuntivo );

• Spanish in the Americas and its geographical variation;

• Sociolinguistic and stylistic variation in Spanish;

• Sociolinguistics, sociopragmatics, and interactional linguistics;

• Lexicology, ethnolinguistics, and paremiology;

• Corpus linguistics and discourse analysis;

• Spanish–Polish contrastive linguistics and bidirectional translation;

• Second language acquisition and lexical availability;

• Teaching Spanish as a foreign language (ELE).

The Department combines fundamental linguistic research with its practical applications in language education, intercultural communication, and translation, contributing to a deeper understanding of the Spanish language and its role in the contemporary world.