TOPONYMIC GUIDELINES OF POLAND - KSNG Nazwy geograficzne

terminów używanych przy standaryzacji nazw geograficznych’(Glossary of terminology used in the standardization of geographicalnames) (1998), and ‘Toponymic Guidelines of Poland for Map Editorsand Other Users’ (1999).2. Rules of the Standardization of Geographical NamesWhen standardizing geographic names it is vital to collectsources that should include:– full name,– form of genitive (Genetivus),– adjective form,– local variant names,– information on the type of an object and its geographiclocation.The following criteria of correctness are applied whenestablishing a standardized form of a geographic name:– contemporary pronunciation– most frequently used form– conformity with the standard Polish, less often with aregional standard,– nameetymology,– traditional form.The names of large objects are usually conformable to theliterary Polish. The names of small objects of local importance (e.g.those of meadows, gamekeeper’s cottages, small lakes, and streams)are more often conformable to a dialectal form.All legal issues on geographic names standardization areregulated by the act of 1948 (no. 36, act 251) recently amended in1990 – ‘Dziennik Ustaw Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej’ 1990, no. 34, act198. A new act on geographic and place names is currently beinglegislated. It lays down the regulations on:– establishing, changing and canceling official place names– establishing, changing and canceling official geographicnames– establishing, changing and canceling official geographic andplace names in the languages of ethnic minorities27