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Acknowledgements
Manypeoplehavecontributedindiversewaystothewritingofthisbook.
Firstofall,mysincerethanksareduetoProfessorRyszardWenzelforguidance,inspi-
rationandenthusiasticsupportinthecourseofwritingthisbookandformanyhoursof
fascinatingdiscussions.IamindebtedtoProfessorWaldemarMarton,forhisencourage-
mentandsuggestionsforimprovementwhenthebookreachedtwomajorturningpoints:
oneasanideainOctober2005,andtheotherastherstversioninearly2006.Iwould
liketoexpressmyprofoundgratitudetoProfessorRomanKalisz,bothforhisfavourable
responsetothepreliminaryversionofthetextandforhiscompletesupportatwork.Iowe
adebtofgratitudetothePro-rectoroftheUniversityofGdańsk,ProfessorBernardLam-
mek,andtotheDeanofthePhilologyandHistoryFaculty,ProfessorJózefArnoWłodarski
fortheirnancialcontribution.
SpecialthanksgotoDrRobinMacphersonforthepainstakingefforthemadeinproof-
readingtheearlyversionofthebookandhisinvaluablelinguisticimprovements.
Anumberofmyfriendsandcolleaguessacricedtheirtimetoreadthemanuscriptat
variousstagesofitsgestationandoffertheircomments.IwouldliketothankProfessor
EdmundGussmann,TadeuszZ.Wolański,AnnaZłotowska,KarolinaJanczukowiczand
DrMichałDaszkiewicz.
IamalsogratefulandproudtohaveanopportunitytopublishmybookwithWydawnic-
twoNaukowePWN,whichwouldnothavebeenpossiblewithouttheeditor-in-chiefAnna
Kędziorek.MygratitudegoestotheeditorMagdalenaMyślińskafornumerouscomments
andimprovements.IamalsoobligedtoDrAnielaKorzeniowskaforproofreadingthenal
version.
Onamorepersonalnote,Iwouldliketothankmywifeforhercondenceinmycapa-
bilities,myonlyauntDanutaZamenckaforspiritualsupport,andmybestfriendPiotr
Białowolski,onwhoseadviceIcanrelyonaneverydaybasis.Thebookisdedicatedtomy
Mother.
MikołajRychło
Gdańsk,16thFebruary2008