Co wiemy o polszczyźnie łodzian w dwudziestoleciu międzywojennym?
What Do We Know About the Polish Used by the Residents of Łódź in the Interwar Period?

Author(s): Elżbieta Umińska-Tytoń
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Cultural history, Communication studies, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939)
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: Łódź; the language of the inhabitants of Łódź; the interwar period; loanwords; dialectisms; naming trends
Summary/Abstract: The article contains an overview of the state of research on the Polish language of the inhabitants of Łódź in the interwar period. The everyday speech of the city's inhabitants (mainly workers) was characterized, drawing on various sources (spoken language, literary texts). On the basis of student newspapers, the correct, careful variety of Polish taught at school was presented. The area waiting for the researcher turned out to be the language of the Polish-language press in Łódź. The reflection also covered the naming trends dominant in the discussed period, visible in urban names, urbochrematonymy, and in personal names. The review carried out here has revealed areas that have not yet been covered by linguistic reflection, while others, subjected to partial analysis, encourage their deepening. It seems that the presented review of research undertaken so far and postulated for the future of the Polish language of the city's inhabitants proves that the Polish language of the inhabitants of Łódź in the interwar period may constitute an important and interesting research object.

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