From the History of Our Language. The Pre-Standard Period 4. The Use of Czech in the Slovak Environment During the Pre-Standard Period Cover Image

Z dejín nášho jazyka. Predspisovné obdobie 4. Používanie češtiny v slovenskom prostredí predspisovného obdobia
From the History of Our Language. The Pre-Standard Period 4. The Use of Czech in the Slovak Environment During the Pre-Standard Period

Author(s): Pavol Žigo
Subject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Historical Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Western Slavic Languages
Published by: SAV - Slovenská akadémia vied - Jazykovedný ústav Ľudovíta Štúra Slovenskej akadémie vied
Keywords: history of Slovak Language; pre-standard period; progress of Czech in Slovakia; classical „biblical“ Czech; Slovakised Czech

Summary/Abstract: In the earlier period (around the 14th century) Czech made its way into our territory, through the agency of Czech clerics working in schools. The progress of Czech in Slovakia was also promoted partly by military forces (with extended presence of the Hussites’, Brethren’s and Jiskra’s armies) and through the cultural and economic sphere (Slovaks were studying at Charles University at a time when there was no educational centre in Slovakia where they could be taught in their own language). In the Slovak milieu, however, Czech was Slovakised: characteristic Slovak elements permeated it.

  • Issue Year: 60/2026
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 225-233
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Slovak
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