The Council for the Polish Language (

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, w ...

: ''Rada Języka Polskiego'') is the official language regulating organ of

. It was established by the Presidium of the

Polish Academy of Sciences The Polish Academy of Sciences ( pl, Polska Akademia Nauk, PAN) is a Polish state-sponsored institution of higher learning. Headquartered in Warsaw, it is responsible for spearheading the development of science across the country by a society of ...

pursuant to Resolution No. 17/96 of 9 September 1996.Basic Information about the Council for the Polish Language
Rada Języka Polskiego

Organization

The council is composed of 36 members, including linguists, scientists, other specialists (e.g., in law, history of art, computer science, medicine, physics). It is tasked with advisory duties. The council’s activities are outlined in the Polish Language Act (Polish: "Ustawa o języku polskim") of 1999. The stated tasks of the council are: * analysis and evaluation of the condition of Polish and advising on the state language policy; * promoting knowledge about Polish, its variations, standards, and the criteria for evaluation of its usage; organization of discussions and conferences to this aim; * making decisions on disputes over elements of the language (vocabulary, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and syntax); * establishing rules for spelling and punctuation; * finding solutions for usage of Polish in science and technology (primarily in emerging disciplines); * evaluation of the names for new commercial products and services; * taking care of the language culture in Polish-language schools; * expressing views on non-standardized given names for children; * review of texts published by the Polish media and public administration.

Notable members

Among the most notable current members of the council are: * Jerzy Bartmiński * Andrzej Blikle * Jerzy Bralczyk *

Andrzej Markowski Andrzej Markowski (22 August 1924 – 30 October 1986) was a Polish composer and conductor. He was born in Lublin and died in Warsaw. He was the director of the Wrocław Philharmonic from 1965 to 1968 and founded the Wratislavia Cantans festiv ...

* Jan Miodek

References

External links

Official webpage
{{Authority control 1996 establishments in Poland Language regulators Languages of Poland Polish Academy of Sciences Organizations established in 1996