Troska o język polski w czasach przełomu

Abstract

The Concern for the Polish Language at the Moment of Breakthrough Summary The Society of Friends of the Polish Language was formed in May 1920, soon after Poland regained independence, at the initiative of Kazimierz Nitsch. The Society remains active till this day (the only hiatus in its activities was due to the Nazi occupation). The Society’s goal has been the popularization of knowledge about the Polish language. This goal is realized with the help of the publications in the Society’s journal “Język Polski”, with open lectures, as well as with advanced training courses for teachers. In the second part of the article, the author discusses the developmental tendencies of the Polish language after the political-economic breakthrough of 1989, exploring threats accompanying these tendencies. Five groups of problems are explored: a) the issues concerning grammatical and lexical systems, b) the problems of text construction, c) changes in the stylistic varieties (the expansion of common Polish), d) vulgarization, e) ideologization of language. In the last part of the article, the author discusses the activities the Society ought to undertake at the present moment. Articles on various language-related phenomena still ought to be published, and diverse papers and open lectures still ought to be organized, however, it is also vital to use the Internet to disseminate the knowledge about linguistic problems concerning the Polish language