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Who is the language authority nowadays?

Author(s): Ewa Kołodziejek
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego
Keywords: contemporary Polish language; standard language; criterion of cultural authority

Summary/Abstract: The authoress poses the question of who the language authority is for users of the contemporary Polish language, and she challenges occurring suggestions to abandon the criterion of cultural authority in assessing the language facts. Based on the analysis of the inquiries coming to the Language Advisory Office of the University of Szczecin, she argues that for the contemporary language users the linguists who promote awareness of the correct Polish language in the press, radio, television and the Internet are the authority.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 5
  • Page Range: 339-343
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: Polish