The Origins of Polish Language Policy: "De linguarum in genere tum Polonicae seorsim praestantia et utilitate oratio" and other Writings by Jan Rybiński (Ioannis Rybinii)
Journal: Linguistica Copernicana
Year: 2015

The article addresses the contribution of Jan Rybiński (Ioannis Rybinii, 1560–1621), a humanist of Czech origin, affiliated with the cities of Toruń (Thorn) and Gdańsk (Danzig), to the development of Polish language policy during the Renaissance. It examines Rybiński’s ideas regarding the promotion of Polish found in his writings and in particular in the address De linguarum in genere..., pronounced in 1589 in Gdańsk. Rybiński’s views are analysed here in the light of the educational tradition o