Jan Cygan and Linguistic Change in Polish in Wrocław after 1945
Jan Cygan and Linguistic Change in Polish in Wrocław after 1945
Author(s): Tadeusz PiotrowskiSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Applied Linguistics, Sociolinguistics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego
Keywords: sociolinguistics; linguistic change; accents of Polish; variation of Polish pronunciation
Summary/Abstract: The paper discusses changes in pronunciation of Polish in the Polish population in Wrocław after 1945, when almost all German citizens were expelled from the city. The paper reviews various interpretations of the changes in the literature, presents relevant demographic factors shaping the accents, and interprets their influence and the outcome of demographic processes, supporting them by anecdotal evidence, relating them also to Jan Cygan’s accent.
Journal: Anglica Wratislaviensia
- Issue Year: 60/2022
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 91-104
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English