Jerzy Bartminski

Jerzy Bartmiński
Prof. Bartminski with one of his 15 grandchildren, Warsaw, Poland 2006
Born	September 19, 1939 (1939-09-19) (age 72) Przemyśl, Poland

Jerzy Bartmiński (1939–present) is a Polish linguist and ethnologist.

Biography

Jerzy Bartminski (born 19 September 1939 in Przemyśl to a Polish family of Galicia craftsmen) moved to Lublin in 1956. He studied Polish philology, and in 1971, he earned a PhD degree, focusing his research on the language of folklore.^[1] As a young scientist at UMCS Lublin University together with his wife and children he established one the first groups of home church Catholic Renewal movement in Poland.^[2] In the 1980s, he took part in the anti-communist activities as a member of Solidarity and was a University leader of this movement in Lublin. He was repressed after declaration of the Martial law in Poland in 1981.^[3] Later, Bartminski was one of the founders of "Solidarity of Families" movement and foundation, focusing on reactivation of social bonds in the post-communist society, support for poor families, and for educational support for children.^[4]

Professional life

Bartminski is professor of Polish philology at the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland.^[5] Since 1976 he has been leading the research team now organized as the Department of Textology And Grammar of Contemporary Polish Language.^[6] For several years Bartminski has been the chairman of jury of folklore songs festival in Kazimierz Dolny, one of the biggest events of this kind in Central Europe. Bartminski is a member of the Polish Language Council.^[7]

He authored over 300 publications and books. One of his recent books (2007), "Linguistic bases of the perceptioon of the world" (Jezykowe podstawy obrazu swiata), is considered to be among the most significant Polish publications in the disciplines of humanities.^[8]

His research interests focus on textology, linguistic axiology, and ethnolinguistics.

Footnotes

1. ^ "Prof. dr hab. Jerzy Bartminski". Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej w Lublinie. http://www.umcs.lublin.pl/pracownicy.php?id=167. Retrieved 2008-05-26. 
2. ^ "History of the Home Church movement in Poland". Archived from the original on 2008-04-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20080416092415/http://www.oaza.lublin.pl/html/dk_historia.html. Retrieved 2008-05-26. 
3. ^ "Jerzy Bartminski". Encyklopedia Solidarnosci. http://www.encyklopedia-solidarnosci.pl/wiki/index.php?title=Jerzy_Bartmi%C5%84ski. Retrieved 2008-05-26. 
4. ^ Deptula, Ewa (2006). "Solidarność Rodzin". Warto było. Lublin, Poland: Agencja Wydawnicza Werset. p. 249. 83-60133-28-X. 
5. ^ "Prof.dr hab.Jerzy Bartminski". Nauka Polska. http://nauka-polska.pl/dhtml/raporty/ludzieNauki?rtype=opis&objectId=34530&lang=pl. Retrieved 2008-05-26. 
6. ^ "Zaklad Tekstologii i Gramatyki Wspolczesnego Jezyka Polskiego". Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej w Lublinie. http://www.umcs.lublin.pl/jednostki.php?id=221. Retrieved 2008-05-26. 
7. ^ "Informacje o Radzie". Rada Jezyka Polskiego. http://www.rjp.pl/?mod=informacje&type=sklad&id=4. Retrieved 2008-05-26. 
8. ^ "Linguistic bases of the perception of the world; Jerzy Bartminski". www.ksiazki.tv. http://ksiazki.tv/n/381#more. Retrieved 2008-05-26. 

External links

• Author's Official University Site
• Equinox Books Author/Editor Details

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Name	Bartminski, Jerzy
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Date of birth	1939-09-19
Place of birth	Przemyśl, Poland
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