Bernoláks
Bernoláks is a term used to refer to the followers of Anton Bernolák, a Slovak linguist who created the first codification of the Slovak language. Bernolák's work, primarily his six-volume dictionary "Dictiones Latinae-Slovacae" (1787-1827) and his grammar "Grammatica Slavico-Bohemica" (1790), aimed to establish a unified literary Slovak language based on the western Slovak dialect. This standardization effort was a significant step in the development of Slovak national consciousness during a period of Magyarization policies.
Bernolák's linguistic codification faced considerable opposition from other Slovak intellectuals who favored a different dialect or