Strzelec dialects

Strzelec dialects were distinguished in the classifications of the Silesian dialect K. Nich (1960) and (1971). In the classification of K. Nitsch, the Stšelecki dialects are assigned to the dialect massif of Central (Central) Silesia together with the Prudnik dialects (Glogov or Golek dialects) , Kozel dialects (Bayov dialects) and industrial dialect dialects. In the classification of S. Bonk, Strzelec dialects are included, together with the Hlohovec dialects, in the group of Middle Silesian (non-Masurok) dialects. This group, together with the North Silesian group itself, is part of the Mid-North Silesian area, characterized by the diphthonic pronunciation of the narrowed vowel á . The Mid-Northern Silesian area and the Gliwice area, which is opposed to it in terms of monophthonic pronunciation, form the Northern Silesian dialect region in the classification of S. Bonk. In the classification of (1961), Stšelez dialects are not distinguished. The Strzelec dialect range near A. Zaremba is included in the distribution area of ​​the Central Gliwice dialects as part of the South Silesian dialect group, the common feature for which was the absence of Mazuria ^{[1] [2]} .

The main linguistic features of the Stšeleck dialectal range include ^{[1] [2]} :

1. The absence of Mazuria , which distinguishes the Strzelec area from neighboring northern Silesian dialects and dialects of the Silesian-Lesser Poland borderland . Mazuria is also uncharacteristic of other Central Silesian dialects.
2. The diphthonic pronunciation of the continuum of the Old Polish narrowed vowel á as [ou̯]: dobrou̯ czapkou̯ - gender. letter. dobra czapka “good hat”, trou̯va - gender. letter. trawa "grass". This trait brings Stselecki dialects closer to Northern Silesian dialects and distinguishes them from neighboring Gliwice dialects, in which monophthong o is pronounced in place, and Gloguvets dialects, in different areas of which the diphthong is implemented as [å ^u̯ ], [ö ^u̯ ], [o ^u̯ ] or [e ^u̯ ].
3. The pronunciation of the continuum of the ancient Polish nasal vowel of the front row in the middle of the word after solid consonants and at the end of the word as ą ( čąsto , krovą ), and in the middle of the word after soft consonants like  ( zyk , ḿso ). Often in the position of the end of the word in Stseleck dialects, denazalization ( kuṕa ) is noted , as a rule, such a pronunciation is characteristic of the younger generation of dialect speakers. The nasal denazalization at the end of the word is seen as the general Silesian process of vowel development, as well as the influence of Gliwice dialects that dominate the Silesian media space and can be considered the most prestigious. On speakers of Stšelecki dialects, the influence of Gliwice pronunciation also occurs with direct language contacts between residents of neighboring regions. The continuum of the ancient Polish nasal posterior row is realized as ů̦ : vů̦sy , śeӡů̦ , kůnt .
4. Distribution of secondary nasalization.
5. Anticipation of the softness of middle-language consonants : ńeśe , v leśe .

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