„Are Polish local dialects extinct?”, the image of folk and regional Polish on the basis of forum.mlingua.pl Cover Image

„Polskie gwary na wyginięciu?”, czyli obraz polszczyzny ludowej i regionalnej w wypowiedziach użytkowników forum.mlingua.pl
„Are Polish local dialects extinct?”, the image of folk and regional Polish on the basis of forum.mlingua.pl

Author(s): Katarzyna Ostrowska
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics
Published by: Łódzkie Towarzystwo Naukowe
Keywords: local dialect; dialect; regional types of Polish

Summary/Abstract: The article is about folk and regional Polish on the basis of forum.mlingua.pl users’ opinions.It refers to terminology of dialectology, characteristic of forum.mlingua.pl users, positive andnegative attitude to dialect manifested by its appraisal. The authoress compares statements with thedefinitions made by researchers of dialectology. Crucial for this research are distinction betweenfolk and regional Polish and regard for local communities (e.g. Silesian, Kashubians). The users offorum.mlingua.pl are interested in regional Polish, they know linguistic terminology, draw attentionto cultural value of folk and regional Polish.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 63
  • Page Range: 101-116
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish