Reflection on the Personality of Anton Habovštiak in Initiating the Beginnings of the Dictionary of Slovak Dialects Project Cover Image

Reflexia osobnosti Antona Habovštiaka pri iniciovaní začiatkov projektu Slovníka slovenských nárečí
Reflection on the Personality of Anton Habovštiak in Initiating the Beginnings of the Dictionary of Slovak Dialects Project

Author(s): Miloslav Smatana
Subject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Lexis, Western Slavic Languages
Published by: SAV - Slovenská akadémia vied - Jazykovedný ústav Ľudovíta Štúra Slovenskej akadémie vied
Keywords: Slovak dialectology; dialectal lexicography; lexicology; Dictionary of Slovak Dialects; history and development of the dictionary project

Summary/Abstract: The article focuses on the personality of the prominent Slovak linguist and dialectologist Anton Habovštiak, in the context of the beginnings of work on one of the key projects of Slovak dialectology – Slovník slovenských nárečí [Dictionary of Slovak Dialects]. It points out the connection and inspirations in solving the theoretical and methodological issues of this work with the principles of a regional dialect research and their application in the subsequent processing of the rich dictionary material, also against the background of the materials of the Bratislava conference on the tasks and problems of Slovak dialectology (1960).

  • Issue Year: 89/2024
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 123-136
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Slovak
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