Grammatica Slavico–Bohemica (

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, 1746) is an integrated Slovak-

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grammar published by the Slovak linguist Pavel Doležal. The preface was written by the

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Matthias Bel.

Dialects depicted

Doležal's ''lingua Slavico-Bohemica'' is a

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of two "dialects" used by two different nations. The Czech language is strictly the language of the

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—the literal language used by Slovak Lutherans. The Slovak language is de facto the urban dialect of educated Slovaks from

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(Moravian Valley Western Slovak) with some non-Western Slovak features.

Impact

The work had a significant impact on the further development of Czech and Slovak. It introduced a new grammatical conception, a new classification of verbs and substantives, and influenced the later codification of the modern Czech language (

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) as well as the codification of the Slovak language (

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References

1746 non-fiction books

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