The historical and critical method in Andrzej Sztochel’s grammar book Cover Image

METODA HISTORYCZNOͳKRYTYCZNA W GRAMATYCE ANDRZEJA SZTOCHLA
The historical and critical method in Andrzej Sztochel’s grammar book

Author(s): Aleksandra Żurek-Huszcz
Subject(s): Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics
Published by: Dom Wydawniczy ELIPSA
Keywords: historical; comparative method; diachronic linguistics; 19th century; Polish linguistics; Polish grammar books; Andrzej Sztochel;

Summary/Abstract: Andrzej Sztochel (1786–1846), the author of a grammar book, graduated from JagiellonianUniversity and was a teacher of Polish. Gramatyka historyczno-krytyczna języka polskiego(Historical and critical grammar of Polish), published posthumously, is one of two of his studies;it is dedicated to the science of the word, in particular inflectional descriptions, in its entirety. Thebook is written in accordance with the historical method, which was innovative in Poland at thattime. It stands out from grammar books of those days by its numerous references to proposalsof other grammarians, writings by authors of old times, and dialectal pronunciation. Most of thethen reviewers evaluated the grammar book negatively and not many contemporary researchersnotice any innovativeness in it either.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 08
  • Page Range: 81-92
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish
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