Z dziejów polityki językowej w okresie
międzywojennym —
Ministerstwo Komunikacji w trosce o język
Contribution to linguistic politics in the Interwar Period
— Ministry of Communication for the sake of language
Author(s): Ewa WoźniakSubject(s): Political history, Social history, Historical Linguistics, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939)
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego
Keywords: the history of the Polish language: 1918–1939; Interwar Period; linguistic politics; appropriate use of the official language; Ministry of Communication;
Summary/Abstract: The article presents the interwar initiatives of the Polish Ministry of Transport (for some timefunctioning under the name of the Ministry of Railroad) that served to encourage appropriate lan-guage use. In order to promote linguistic correctness in rail transport, the ministry established theLanguage Commission, which functioned in 1919–1938. The members of this organisation, whichwas an advisory body of the ministry, included linguists (A.A. Kryński, K. Król, S. Szober). The com-mission published lists of phrases of foreign origin that were deemed incorrect, especially those usedin official letters. Recommended equivalents were provided, too. The commission also PolonizedGerman terminology. These initiatives serve as evidence of language awareness at the time. They alsobring new arguments to the discussion of Poland’s linguistic politics in the interwar period.
Journal: Język a Kultura
- Issue Year: 2021
- Issue No: 28
- Page Range: 101-111
- Page Count: 11
- Language: Polish
