Wielkopolskie Słowniki Regionalne – założenia leksykograficzne serii
Greater Poland Regional Dictionaries – the lexicographic assumptions of the series.

Summary/Abstract: Greater Poland’s dialects are among the most poorly documented with respect to lexicography. There-fore, the proposed series Greater Poland Regional Dictionaries is an attempt to make up for these drawbacks. Due to the limited size of the dialectologist team (only 3 persons), adecision was made to co-operate with various local communities, especially with schools. Field exploration with a clear lexicographic assumption is narrowed down to a selected subject field, and a special questionnaire is designed, containing 600–800 tailored questions encouraging the interlocutors to make longer state-ments. Photographs of these designations are equally desirable. Thematically identical dictionaries are to be prepared for several regions of Greater Poland; the intended number is 4–5. In longer terms, it offers an opportunity of comparative analyses. It would also be possible to compile similar dictionaries of different Polish dialects as well as in the broader Slavic context.Dictionaries are in the realm of popular science; this is the reason why we decided against grammatical information, etymology, etc. The scientific value is also emphasized by the presence of lexical units important in linguistic research, both regarding the Polish language and some Slavic relations. The principle of synchrony is respected – we provide the day when the material was registered in the field, the characteristics of the contemporary dialect and brief information about the history of the area and the cooperating school.

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