2017/01/01 by Ewa Siatkowska · 1 citation
Social Sciences · #Language and Culture #Central European Literary Studies #Polish Historical and Cultural Studies #Settlement (finance) #Spelling #Newspaper #History #Ethnic group #Dance #Subject (documents) #Ethnology #Literature #Art #Sociology #Linguistics #Media studies #Anthropology #Library science
paper · doi:10.17651/polon.37.12
openalex publication_date 2017/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2025/11/06
Kurpie are an exogenous people. Their settlement dates back to the 14th up to the 18th century. The ethnonym comes from the Old Prussian name for the leather shoes they wore, which indicates their possible Old Prussian origin. Polish ethnic groups began accumulating in those areas in the Middle Ages. Kurpie developed an original folk culture (cf. dance, music, crafts) and their territory is among the most attractive areas in Europe for tourists to explore. Cultural activists have published spelling companions and a Polish- Kurpie dictionary; they publish local newspapers and works of literature — both original and translated into the dialect, modern as well as classic. The “Kurpie Mazovian literary dialect” is introduced as a subject in schools. The standardization of regional language in Kurpie is motivated by local patriotism.