Stratification (layering) of a language as a result of its dynamic development is a reflection of the social (vertical) and territorial (horizontal) differentiation of a society. In Slovak linguistics stratifi - cation discourse began in 1979 with the publication of the stratification model of Slovak by Ján Horecký, which immediately provoked a sharp debate. Its opponents focused particularly on the question of the central position of the Slovak standard language as the only unquestionable linguistic variety of public communication. However, as a result of a social and communicative approach, the stratification paradigm is being re-stratified in favour of gradual acceptance of language usage and diffusion of varieties.
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