Acronyms that contain the term silesian language 

Silesian Language

Silesian or Upper Silesian is a West Slavic lect, closely related to Polish and Czech. Its vocabulary has been significantly influenced by German language due to the existence of numerous Silesian German speakers in the area prior to World War II and after, until the 1990s. There is no consensus on whether Silesian is a separate language or a somewhat divergent dialect of Polish. The issue is largely unanswerable based on linguistic criteria, due to the existence of a dialect continuum between Polish and Czech formed by the Silesian and Lach varieties. The issue of whether language forms like Silesian and Lach represent minority languages in their own right is generally quite contentious in Europe due to the increased linguistic and political rights generally enjoyed by speakers of recognized minority languages, and Silesian is no exception. In this instance, local Silesians tend to advocate in favor of language status, while Poles and Czechs from other regions tend to advocate against this. International linguists tend toward giving it dialect status.

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