DEVELOPMENT OF ETHNOLINGUISTICS IN SLOVAKIA

Abstract

From the very beginnings of ethnolinguistics in Slovakia, we can conclude that before the Slovak researchers themselves began to deal with this linguistic discipline, representatives of the Russian ethnolinguistic school acted, first of all within the field research in the Carpathian region, which includes Slovakia. Taking 2017 as the starting point for the development of the Slovak Ethnolinguistic Center, we wanted to give a timeline to indicate that this scientific discipline is still in its growth in Slovakia, although its development is preceded by several works by Slovak authors: Zuzana Profantová, Dušan Ratica, Katarina Dudová and Oľga Orgoňová, undoubtedly associated with Russian or Polish ethnolinguistics. In recent years, cooperation between Slovak, Russian and Bulgarian researchers has developed which have been discussed in more detail. As a special phase in the development of ethnolinguistic, narrower ethnophraseological studies, we see the systematic work of authors gathered around projects led by Mária Dobríková, to which we have referred.

Further development of ethnolinguistics in Slovakia is necessary, given the importance that the Carpathian region occupies among the Slavic archaic areas, and possible, by engaging a larger number of researchers with the aim of forming a Slovak ethnolinguistic center. In this regard, it would be worthwhile to establish a journal that is fully dedicated to this scientific discipline. Also, the ethnolinguistic approach could be applied in the preparation of master's theses and doctoral dissertations, and introduced as a subject in colleges.