Standaryzacja gwar ludowych w Polsce – okiem dialektologa-socjolingwisty

This text examines the standardisation process of dialects in Poland, focusing on cases where users do not aim to transform these dialects into a separate language; therefore, the Silesian dialect is excluded. The analysis primarily concerns dialects that have been relatively well-preserved and hold a certain prestige in public consciousness. For these dialects, users drive standardisation processes motivated by the desire to preserve them as living forms of speech. The chapter explores the understanding of dialect standardisation, reasons behind it, characteristic phenomena, and the extent of dialect standardisation in Poland. It seeks to answer the titular question posed by the conference: is dialect standardisation a trend or a necessity?