The influence of computer-internet reality on the spelling norms of contemporary Polish Cover Image

Wpływ rzeczywistości komputerowo-internetowej na normy pisowniane współczesnej polszczyzny
The influence of computer-internet reality on the spelling norms of contemporary Polish

Author(s): Marcin Maciołek
Subject(s): Lexis, Computational linguistics, Western Slavic Languages
Published by: Akademia Techniczno-Humanistyczna w Bielsku-Białej
Keywords: computerisms; language usus; spelling norm; computer vocabulary;

Summary/Abstract: The influence of computer-internet reality on the spelling norms of contemporary Polish The paper – in accordance with the title – concerns the influence of information technology on the orthographic system of the Polish language. The use of computers and the Internet not only resulted in the appearance of new words in Polish, but also contributed to the decision on how to write specific computerisms (allowing their polonized version), and even to the formulation of spelling rules that standardize the spelling of certain word series, such as the names of computer fonts, programming languages, programs and operating systems, or the names of Internet portals. However, not all issues concerning the writing of newly appearing in Polish language computerisms have already been considered by linguists. The normative solution requires, among other things, spelling of derivatives created on the basis of nouns ending in silent e, which have been adopted from English. This is why the author discusses the existing spelling habits of the users of contemporary Polish language and signals the facts which should be taken into account when formulating an appropriate orthographic rule.

  • Issue Year: 2/2022
  • Issue No: 39
  • Page Range: 357-376
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Polish