Open AccessThe methodological assumptions about research into language of villagers
Author(s) -
Jerzy Sierociuk
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
gwary dziś
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2544-6983
pISSN - 1898-9276
DOI - 10.14746/gd.2020.13.8
Subject(s) - presumption , clarity , field (mathematics) , subject (documents) , linguistics , element (criminal law) , sociology , computer science , law , political science , mathematics , library science , pure mathematics , biochemistry , chemistry , philosophy
The article presents a presumption that contemporary rural areas are witnesses not only to intense transformations of the inhabitants’ living conditions but also very rapid changes to the language spoken by the local communities where the traditionally defined dialects are less and less frequently the major means of communication. 1) The presented research proposal highlights the need for taking into account several premises: collecting in the field lexical material mainly by focusing attention on a specific subject area; 2) taking into account various social and linguistic parameters at the stage of collecting the material; for the research, select informants who represent various generations as indicated by the informants’ years of birth; for the purpose of clarity, five generation intervals have been identified; 3) the material, subjected to computer processing, should be accompanied by particulars including a few basic parameters that allow to characterise each element in detail.