Przekładowy słownik niemiecko-polski z połowy XIX wieku jako zapis językowej świadomości słownikarza

The author assumes that not only spelling or general dictionaries but also bilingual ones from different epochs are specifi c confi rmation of their author’s linguistic awareness. The authors proves this thesis analyzing selected manifestations of linguistic awareness (among the others, general knowledge of Polish, its infl ective and stylistic varieties, attitude to borrowings from foreign languages and chronologically featured lexis, normativism) that are present in the German-Polish dictionary of C.C. Mrongovius from the middle of the 19th century. On this basis the author draws a conclusion that Mrongovius was closest to moderate liberalism, which is expressed in a delicate preference of some elements at the expense of others. This is a pragmatic attitude which is characterized by functionality, language purpose and superiority of the idea of effective communication over grammatical or stylistics restrictions.