Language nonformalism and formal style
This paper deals with one of the language ideologies that are used to stigmatize formal style – language nonformalism, based on quotations from two representative... Read More
Language Problems, Language Related Social Problems, Metalinguistic Activities
1. Introduction Just like anywhere else in the world, also in Slovakia, the language users or whole language communities face numerous bigger or smaller language... Read More
Assessment of Light Verb Constructions in Terms of Linguistic Correctness and Linguistic Appropriateness
The paper analyses the Hungarian language cultivators’ arguments against the use (even existence!) of light verb constructions, shedding light on the underlying language ideologies such... Read More
On Some General Questions of Light Verb Constructions
This paper examines light verb constructions, with special regard to the borderline cases, i.e. verbo-nominal constructions, which may or may not be analyzed as light... Read More
István Lanstyák Language Problems of the Hungarian Speech Community in Slovakia
The paper deals with three grievous language problems, which have been present in the community of Hungarians in Slovakia for a long time and which... Read More
István Lanstyák: On some questions of the 20th and 21st century revisions of the Károli Bible
The paper deals with the 20th and 21st century revisions of Károli Gáspár’s New Testament, from the point of view of linguistics and translation. It... Read More