Dylematy interpretacyjne badacza dawnej polszczyzny południowokresowej
Interpretative dilemmas of a researcher studying the Old Polish language of the Southern Borderland

Author(s): Katarzyna Sicińska
Subject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Cultural history, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Phonetics / Phonology, Historical Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Western Slavic Languages, 17th Century, 18th Century
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: language history; Polish language of the 17th and 18th cent.; Southern Borderland Polish; “kresowizm” (words & phrases typical for those living in the Borderland); phonetics
Summary/Abstract: The paper presents some problems related to the interpretation of the linguistic facts characteristic of the Polish language of the 17th and 18th century Southern Borderland (illustrated by the example of phonetic features). Due to the complicated genesis of this language variety, it is sometimes difficult or even impossible to determine the nature and origin of some phenomena. Interpretative dilemmas arise in the case of such questions as: 1) does a phenomena in question have a merely graphic or also phonetic nature (e.g. forms such as Błogosławięstwy), 2) should a phenomena in question be considered a peripheral archaism or a result of Ukrainian interference (e.g. forms such as alie, pisarsz, oczekuiąć), 3) should a phenomena in question be considered one of Polish dialect features or Ukrainian borrowings (e.g. forms such as Łaskie, sztachietow, chiba) etc.

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