Title Język polski w krajobrazie językowym Wilna /
Translation of Title The Polish language in the linguistic landscape of Vilnius abstract.
Authors Geben, Kinga
DOI 10.11649/abs.2867
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Is Part of Acta Baltico-Slavica.. Warsaw : Institute of Slavic Studies Polish Academy of Science. 2022, vol. 46, art. no. 2867, p. [1-19].. ISSN 0065-1044. eISSN 2392-2389
Keywords [eng] linguistic landscape ; Vilnius ; Polish minority ; inscriptions in Polish
Abstract [eng] The aim of this article is to analyse the use of Polish-language signs in public space in Vilnius and to identify the reasons for the presence or, conversely, absence of Polish in the linguistic landscape of Vilnius in 2022. The subject of the study is inscriptions in Polish found in public space in the Old Town in Vilnius. As a result of the exploration carried out from December 2021 to May 2022, 52 photos of inscriptions in Polish were taken. The signs were analysed using the method adopted in the study of the linguistic landscape. They were classified according to their linguistic specificity into (1) monolingual, (2) polyphonic and (3) mixed signs. Apart from this, they were also classified into public and private ones. The specificity of the functioning of the Polish language in Vilnius is that it functions in speech rather than writing. Poles from Vilnius are multilingual and use several languages alternately. The willingness to remain anonymous by assigning oneself to the majority of society speaking a more prestigious language means that informal inscriptions (e.g. grafiti) are not created in Polish. Information signs in languages other than Lithuanian are not seen by the respondents as necessary, and their installation is efectively hampered by the system of administrative penalties.
Published Warsaw : Institute of Slavic Studies Polish Academy of Science
Type Journal article
Language Polish
Publication date 2022
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