Open AccessKRYTYKA PRÓB EMANCYPACJI ŚLĄSZCZYZNY. PŁASZCZYZNA NAUKOWA (LINGWISTYCZNA)
Author(s) -
Henryk Jaroszewicz
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
slavia occidentalis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2544-9222
pISSN - 0081-0002
DOI - 10.14746/so.2019.76.2
Subject(s) - emancipation , independence (probability theory) , criticism , politics , promotion (chess) , political science , linguistics , sociology , humanities , law , art , philosophy , statistics , mathematics
Despite the numerous attempts made in the 21st century at gaining linguistic independence, the Silesian ethnolect still enjoys the official status of a dialect. Lack of success in the attempted emancipation should be attributed to the linguistic policy adopted by the Polish authorities and political elites. The attempts at emancipation of the language spoken in Silesia have been subjected to criticism on many levels of the social discourse including the academic level. However, a detailed analysis of the presented arguments is evidence that there are no objective, linguistic premises that questioning promotion of the Silesian ethnolect to the status of a regional language is unsubstantiated.