Eksploracja terenowa a ostateczny obraz słownika gwarowego1

The content of a dialectal dictionary depends to a large extent on the method of obtaining the material in the fi eld. Former dictionary fi les contain mainly material obtained in the course of other types of research, such as the systemic characteristics of dialects. Fixed lexemes are rarely documented together with the broader context of their use. Contemporary fi eld explorations clearly prove that for dictionary purposes, the material must be obtained with a clear assumption of later lexicographic use. It is particularly important to obtain material from many – generationally diverse – inhabitants of specifi c villages. The statements of many informants provide the basis for a more accurate semantic illustration of various language units, and by multiple recordings from many respondents, we obtain the opportunity to track the evolution (and dynamics) of dialectal processes. Narrowing down the subject matter of the fi eld research makes it possible to obtain material enabling the compilation of a dictionary that largely refl ects the actual state of preservation of the lexis of a particular dialect, as well as sketching the generational diff erentiation of a particular dialect.