About the Standardization of Polish Spelling of Orthodox Terminology (in the Case of Borrowings from Church Slavonic) – Selected Issues

Abstract

Orthodox terminology in the Polish language is a topic that is rarely addressed by linguists since it concerns a lexis that remains on the periphery of lexical resources. However, since the end of the 20th century, progress has been made. The need to organize the vocabulary and establish spelling rules is increasingly visible, since several variants of the same term appear in texts relating to Orthodoxy, e.g.: ektenia – ektenija, nabiedrennik – nabiedrenik, riza – ryza, etc. Attempts to standardize the spelling of Orthodox terminology commenced with the pioneering work published in 2016: J. Kostiuczuk, J. Tofiluk, M. Ławreszuk, W. Misijuk, J. Charkiewicz, Specyfika polskiej terminologii prawosławnej. Koncepcja normatywizacji pisowni [The Specific Nature of Polish Orthodox Terminology. A Concept of Standardizing Spelling], (Białystok). In this article, some issues associated with the function of terms borrowed from Church Slavonic in the Polish language are addressed and proposals regarding their transcription are made. These proposals are a contribution to a comprehensive elaboration of the principles of the model orthography of borrowed terms from Church Slavonic accepted in a research project conducted by a team of academics entitled Słownik polskiej terminologii prawosławnej [Dictionary of Polish Orthodox Terminology] (project number 0083/NPRH5/H11/84/2017).