TY - JOUR N2 - The article shows folk nicknames operating in geographically diverse rural communities (administratively belonging to the municipality Muszyna). As unofficial anthroponyms, existing only in the spoken form, they represent a living local language — dialect. Analysis of the collected material shows that all the most important features of the language characteristic of this part of Lesser Poland (Małopolska) dialect are performed in it. Folk nicknames, despite numerous hazards caused by civilization, are still an important factor supporting the local dialect — they operate rather vividly in the ana lysed microcommunity (almost every adult has his nickname), and are constantly being created and passed down from generation to generation. L1 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/109438/PDF-MASTER/60.13%20Rudnicka-Fira.pdf L2 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/109438 PY - 2016 IS - No 60 EP - 199 KW - folk nicknames KW - dialect KW - the local language KW - a dialect of Małopolska KW - microcommunity KW - civilization A1 - Rudnicka-Fira, Elżbieta PB - Komitet Językoznawstwa PAN PB - Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN DA - 2016 T1 - Folk Nicknames and Dialect in the Era of Modern Civilizational Changes SP - 187 UR - http://journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/109438 T2 - Onomastica ER -