Although we identify a wide range of similarities in the language situation and the standardisation process of Czech, Upper and Lower Sorbian during the end of the 19th century and the first four decades of the 20th century, there are also a number of specifics: in development, Czech was ahead of Upper Sorbian, and in turn, Lower Sorbian reached its "revival" later than Upper Sorbian. Czech reached the stage of a fully functional standard language, while both varieties of Sorbian, in contrast, only achieved a lower stage of development. These specifics result in a differing range of puristic interventions and puristic successes.
The article describes German and Czech toponymy in the cadaster of the town of Lučany nad Nisou. Special attention is paid to the development of Czech toponymy after 1945 in connection with the post-war revision and standardization processes. Furthermore, the article analyses the causes of the discrepancy between contemporary “living” and official toponymy of the cadaster.
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