Problems of Codification of Silesian

The codification of the Silesian ethno-language ¨C used in the region of Upper Silesia in southern Poland ¨C is essential in order to grant it the status of the regional language. The ascription of the legal status of a regional language to a certain ethno-language raises its prestige; the social acclaim is much bigger when it comes to phenomena described as languages, than to those called simply a dialect, or a regional speech.
An important role in granting the ethno-language the status of the regional language plays the issue of its written variant. The social reception of an ethno-language is better when the language has been written down.
The process of codification requires a completion of all its phases. As far as the Silesian spelling and graphics are concerned, some of the issues points have already been covered, but others remain. However, other aspects of the codification of the Silesian ethno-language are less advanced.
The Silesians are an ethnic group that has commenced the work of the ethno-language codification. This process of language formation in statu nascendi demands observation and analysis as a fascinating linguistic, social, and political phenomenon.