The Council for the Polish Language (

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Polish people, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken * Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin ...

: ''Rada Języka Polskiego'') is the official language regulating organ of

. It was established by the Presidium of the

Polish Academy of Sciences The Polish Academy of Sciences (, PAN) is a Polish state-sponsored institution of higher learning. Headquartered in Warsaw, it is responsible for spearheading the development of science across the country by a society of distinguished scholars a ...

pursuant to Resolution No. 17/96 of 9 September 1996.Basic Information about the Council for the Polish Language
Rada Języka Polskiego

Organization

The

council A council is a group of people who come together to consult, deliberate, or make decisions. A council may function as a legislature, especially at a town, city or county/shire level, but most legislative bodies at the state/provincial or natio ...

is composed of 36 members, including linguists, scientists, other specialists (e.g., in law, history of art, computer science, medicine, physics). It is tasked with advisory duties. The council’s activities are outlined in the

Polish Language Act Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Polish people, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken * Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin ...

(Polish: "Ustawa o języku polskim") of 1999. The stated tasks of the council are: * analysis and evaluation of the condition of Polish and advising on the state language policy; * promoting knowledge about Polish, its variations, standards, and the criteria for evaluation of its usage; organization of discussions and conferences to this aim; * making decisions on disputes over elements of the language (vocabulary, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and syntax); * establishing rules for spelling and punctuation; * finding solutions for usage of Polish in science and technology (primarily in emerging disciplines); * evaluation of the names for new commercial products and services; * taking care of the language culture in Polish-language schools; * expressing views on non-standardized given names for children; * review of texts published by the Polish media and public administration.

Notable members

Among the most notable current members of the council are: *

Jerzy Bartmiński Jerzy Bartmiński (19 September 1939 – 7 February 2022) was a Polish linguist and ethnologist. Biography Bartmiński was born on 19 September 1939 in Przemyśl to a Polish family of Galician craftsmen. He moved to Lublin in 1956, where he ...

* Andrzej Blikle *

Jerzy Bralczyk Jerzy is the Polish version of the masculine given name George. The most common nickname for Jerzy is Jurek (), which may also be used as an official first name. Occasionally the nickname Jerzyk may be used, which means "swift" in Polish. Peop ...

* Andrzej Markowski *

Jan Miodek Jan Franciszek Miodek (born 7 June 1946 in Tarnowskie Góry, Silesian Voivodeship), is a Polish linguist, a prescriptive grammarian and a professor of Wrocław University. He is regarded as one of the most prominent educators and promoters of t ...

References

External links

Official webpage
{{Authority control 1996 establishments in Poland Language regulators Languages of Poland Polish Academy of Sciences Organizations established in 1996