Problem Doliny za bramką
The issue of DOLINA ZA BRAMKĄ ( The Valley Behind the Gate)

Summary/Abstract: Prepositions in proper names should not pose orthographic problems since appropriate regulations seem to specify the use of small and capital letters in an unambiguous manner. However, the Polish language has a model of geographical names which has not been studied to date and, consequently, there are no specific orthographic rules. These are specifically names being constructs with a preposition, where the fi rst element is formally identical to a common word. Due to the fact that Tatra-related names, which are the object of this paper, are abundant and existing for a long time, their spelling should be standardised and appropriate orthographic rules should be formulated, the more so that spellings of this types of names are extremely inconsistent. This paper provides both an analysis of problematic toponyms and a suggestion regarding their spelling.

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