Otázky sociálnej diferencovanosti slovenského národného jazyka v diele Antona Habovštiaka
Issues of the Social Differentiation of the Slovak National Language in the Works by Anton Habovštiak

Summary/Abstract: This paper presents views on the social differentiation of the Slovak national language with regard to the works of A. Habovštiak in the context of development of the Slovak linguistics. The social differentiation of the national language and, within its framework, the relation between the literary or standard language and the territorial dialect was studied by linguists such as J. Horecký, J. Bosák, I. Ripka, D. Slančová and M. Sokolová, Ľ. Kralčák and others. The views on this relation were influenced by the historical development, political situation and the development of society, and it was the topic of several linguistic conferences and discussions. Within this framework, Anton Habovštiak dealt mainly with the questions of the standard – dialect relationship, the influence of other languages on dialects, semi-varieties, the stylistic differentiation in dialects and specific social varieties as slang and argot, in particular, the language of the linen weavers and merchants. The aim is to present an overview of linguistic perspectives and unique contribution of Habovštiak, who looked at these issues from a dialectological perspective.

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