Published: 2022-12-10

Methodological and theoretical challenges of ethnolinguistic vitality research of the groups using collateral languages in Poland

Nicole Dołowy-Rybińska , Maciej Mętrak
Zeszyty Łużyckie
Section: Articles
DOI https://doi.org/10.32798/zl.969

Abstract

This paper presents and discusses the most important methodological challenges of the project “Linguistic diversity in Poland: collateral languages, language-oriented activities, and conceptualization of collective identity” (2021–2026), funded by the National Science Center. These challenges are related to the contestedness of the languages studied in the project. It is based on the differentiation between what is a “language” and what is a “dialect”. In the Polish and European acts, linguistic diversity is fully recognized only in regard to those linguistic varieties that are considered independent languages. At the same time, all remaining forms are not taken into consideration. Such subordinate status of different varieties of languages spoken in Poland influences their speakers’ language practices and attitudes. The theory of ethnolinguistic vitality presented in this article is discussed in connection with the situation of the five groups that are the objects of this research, namely: Kashubs, Mazurians, Podhalanians, Podlachians, and Silesians.

Supporting Agencies

Artykuł powstał w ramach grantu NCN SONATA BIS (2020/38/E/HS2/00006) „Różnorodność językowa w Polsce: języki kolateralne, działania na rzecz języków i konceptualizacja tożsamości zbiorowej”, kierowanego przez dr hab. Nicole Dołowy–Rybińską, prof. IS PAN.

Keywords:

ethnolinguistic vitality, collateral languages, language vs. dialect, questionnaire, linguistic diversity

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Dołowy-Rybińska, N., & Mętrak, M. (2022). Methodological and theoretical challenges of ethnolinguistic vitality research of the groups using collateral languages in Poland. Zeszyty Łużyckie, 57(1), 53–70. https://doi.org/10.32798/zl.969

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