The German-Polish border as a site of linguistic communication in diachronic terms (on the example of routine formulas in Polish) Cover Image

Polsko-niemiecka granica jako miejsce komunikacji językowej w ujęciu diachronicznym (na przykładzie formuł rutynowych w języku polskim)
The German-Polish border as a site of linguistic communication in diachronic terms (on the example of routine formulas in Polish)

Author(s): Renata Nadobnik
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Akademia im. Jakuba z Paradyża
Keywords: interlingual communication; border; Polish; diachronic perspective

Summary/Abstract: This paper presents ways of communicating during inspections at Polish-German border crossings.The research material consists of conventionalized patterns of linguistic behaviour (routine formulas)in Polish taken from Polish-German phrasebooks published from the 16th to the early 21st century.The excerpted linguistic means were grouped thematically in chronological order and partially annotated.The aim of the study is to retrospectively reconstruct typical linguistic interactions betweenborder officials and border crossers. The submitted study forms part of the research work in the fieldof sociopragmatics and phraseology in a historical perspective and constitutes the second part of thestudy covering lexical material in German used in the situational context in question.

  • Issue Year: 30/2024
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 109-136
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish
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