Language as a Path to the Past. Studies on the Jagiellon Era in the Era of Digital Humanities (on the Example of the Polish Language)

Abstract

ABSTRACT The paper discusses Internet resources concerning written Polish documents from the 16th century, concentrating mainly on the Dictionary of the 16th-Century Polish Language (www.spxvi.edu.pl), which includes both a text database, a dictionary and a language corpus. All these resources provide information on the history of the Jagiellon dynasty, both directly, through royal correspondence, legal documents and chronicles, and indirectly, through dedications and literary works. The article also presents the connections between these resources and other Internet resources used for historical and linguistic research in Poland. Thanks to digital humanities, they are now easily accessible from anywhere in the world and may serve as an important tool for thorough studies of the past.