Dyskusyjne problemy fonologii gwarowej w praktyce standaryzacji polskich gwar ludowych

This chapter addresses the standardisation practices applied to Polish dialects, focusing primarily on pronunciation and the forms of textual representation. The usual point of reference is the national orthography, although sometimes the orthographic systems of neighbouring Slavic languages with diacritical markers are also considered. Achieving phonetic consistency presents significant challenges due to discrepancies between the phonological systems of Polish and its dialects. The author examines these issues based on contemporary dialect transcription practices, concentrating on the following aspects: the pronunciation of „slanted a”, the Podhale archaism, labialization, and the confusion between „y” and „i”, which are regarded by speakers and recipients as key phonetic features of dialects. These features demand thoughtful representation in writing.

dialect orthography, standardisation, interdialect.