Leszek Bednarczuk (May 30, 1936 in

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) is a Polish linguist,

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, professor of the

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since 1987, and member of the

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. Bednarczuk is an author of a 2010 book ''Językowy obraz Wielkiego Księstwa Litewskiego'' (; ).

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1936 births Living people Linguists of Indo-European languages 20th-century Polish linguists 21st-century linguists Polish male writers People from Vilnius People from Wilno Voivodeship (1926–1939) 20th-century Polish male writers {{Poland-linguist-stub