Zapomniana gramatyka języka polskiego Ignacego Trąbczyńskiego (1778)
The forgotten Polish grammar book by Ignacy Trąbczyński (1778)

Summary/Abstract: Applying research methodology used in the history of linguistics, we present the content and reception of the first printed French-language grammar book of Polish (Grammaire raisonnée ou Principes de la langue Polonaise… [Rational grammar or Principles of the Polish language…]). Selected issues presented in this grammar book are discussed in relation to both previous and subsequent grammatical descriptions, which allows to determine which of them refer to linguistic tradition (e.g. certain problems in the field of syntax) and which are innovative (e.g. the perception of perfective and imperfective verbs). We also verify selected opinions about the analysed grammar book, formulated since the early 19th century. The paper is the first study in linguistic literature devoted entirely to Trąbczyński’s grammar.

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