Title:

The Katowice School of Sociolinguistics: from Micro-observartions to Discursive and Communicative Approaches

Creator:

Skudrzyk, Aldona ; Warchala, Jacek

Publisher:

Instytut Języka Polskiego Polskiej Akademii Nauk

Place of publishing:

Kraków

Date issued/created:

2020

Subject and Keywords:

sociolinguistics ; city language ; variance ; type of language contact ; diglossia ; regional identity ; common language

Abstract:

The article presents main ideas which originated and have been developed in the sociolinguistic school atthe University of Silesia. The school was born in the 1970s and its origins are associated with the name ofWładysław Lubaś, the true founder of the Silesian sociolinguistics The article presents the issue of the socalledsociolinguistic breakthrough and Lubaś’s own theoretical conceptions which were taken up and furtherdeveloped by his followers. It also discusses the status of sociolinguistics as a research method, specificityof the language in Silesian cities and of spoken language research, the issue of vernacular as a language ofidentity, the problem of Silesian bilingualism, theoretical issue of diglossia and, finally, research on everydaylanguage and on the language of Silesian younger generation.

Relation:

Socjolingwistyka

Volume:

34

Start page:

23

End page:

41

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

PDF

Resource Identifier:

10.17651/SOCJOLING.34.2

Language:

pol

Language of abstract:

eng

Rights:

Rights Reserved - Free Access

Terms of use:

Zasób chroniony prawem autorskim. Korzystanie dozwolone w zakresie określonym przez przepisy o dozwolonym użytku.

Access:

Open