Maps of Wielkopolska
Polish Dialect Areas
Polish Dialect Areas
Source: Rothstein, Robert. A. 1993. Polish. The Slavonic Languages, ed. by Bernard Comrie and Grenville G. Corbett, 686-758. London, New York: Routledge.
Date Digitized: June 2011
Map Description:
This map shows the traditional split of Polish dialects which corresponds with the historical-geographic regions. Approximately a quarter of the country, however, are said to speak 'new mixed dialects'; these are spoken in western and northern parts of Poland. These mixed dialects arose as a result of population movements are the second World War. Interestingly, many Polish speakers use both the standard language and an urban or rural dialect; a case of diglossia.
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Polish: Dialects (Urbanczyk)
Polish Dialects
Source: Urbanczyk, Stanislaw. 1953. Dialekty i Gwary Polskie Zarys dialektologii polskiej. Warszawa: Panstwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe.
Map Description:
This map presents the distribution of Polish dialects.
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