ZMIANA JĘZYKA FUNKCJONALNIE PIERWSZEGO. STUDIA PRZYPADKÓW MŁODYCH UKRAIŃCÓW W POLSCE
CHANGING THE FUNCTIONALLY FIRST LANGUAGE. CASE STUDIES OF YOUNG UKRAINIANS IN POLAND

Summary/Abstract: This article presents the situation of a functional first language change from Russian to Ukrainian among young Ukrainians living in Poland. The reason for such a change was the invasion of Ukraine 2022. The respondents were already living in Poland before the Russian aggression and the war situation found them in Poland and not in Ukraine. Some respondents decide to change their language of communication from Russian to Ukrainian, but there are some who decide to continue using Russian despite the fact that the speakers of this language attacked their country. Additionally, the third language is Polish, which is well known to the respondents. Their linguistic biographies and attitudes towards the two languages are described and analysed in the article.

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