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Miejsce dialektyzmów w języku potocznym (na przykładzie forów internetowych)
The place of local dialect forms in colloquial language (as exemplified by Internet forums)

Author(s): Renata Kucharzyk
Subject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Applied Linguistics, Sociolinguistics
Published by: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego
Keywords: colloquial Polish; Polish local dialects; communication on the Internet

Summary/Abstract: The subject of the article is the presence of dialectal features in the colloquial language. Local dialects are indubitably recessive systems, but the process of their disappearance is slower than it may seem. Some properties of local dialects are strong and present in the widely understood colloquial communication. Local dialect forms are introduced into utterances either in order to stylize them or as a result of the language users’ insufficient competence. The issue was discussed on the basis of the material excerpted from the Internet forums.The author presents selected dialectal features within the area of phonetics, morphology and lexis that were found in the Internet users’ posted messages.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 15-26
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish