Language correctness in the writings of Witold Taszycki

The author of the article presents a brief description of the activities of Witold Taszycki related to language correctness and the culture of Polish language. These activities are included in the scholar’s several fields of work, such as: a) working on establishing and describing the principles of Polish spelling and punctuation, as well as some detailed aspects of these areas; b) participating in the Commission for Creating the Names of Places, and then directing the commission’s works; c) analysis of shaping the Polish literary language and language standard, as well as reconstructing the process of struggling of Polish with the influence of foreign languages in the course of separating the status of Polish as a language that is entirely functional. The results of such activities include spelling dictionaries which contain the descriptions of the principles of punctuation and spelling, statements related to names of places and areas, books on the culture of the Old Polish language, as well as many other texts. They constitute a lasting contribution of Witold Taszycki into shaping the culture of the word and the language identity of Polish people.