English Words in the Talk o f Polish Teenagers. A Review o f Sociolinguistic Aspect
English Words in the Talk o f Polish Teenagers. A Review o f Sociolinguistic Aspect

Summary/Abstract: The following article primarily deals with the notion of lexical borrowing. It particularlyemphasizes the process of adopting English loanwords by Polish teenagers who in this way reflecttheir views, beliefs and feelings as well as accentuate their sense of belonging and their presence inthe society.Apart from encapsulating opinions and observations of scholars on this subject, the articleprovides an extensive amount of empirical data which comes from the survey conducted amongyoung Poles in March 2007. This data is presented by the author with the aim of issuing a list ofEnglish loanwords commonly adopted by Polish teenagers for whom these words function as animportant part of their daily communication. The use of these items is exemplified in the article byvarious sentences which were quoted by teenagers participating in the research. The sentences infact illustrate how foreign units are incorporated to the Polish system and in what social contextsthey are applied by the youth.An analysis of the data is also carried out here to assist the author in loanwords into certain semantic fields and in distinguishing and comparing the codes developedby boys and girls at the gymnasium and secondary school level.The article in the final part enumerates the reasons for adopting English words teenagers and discusses the most influential channels by means of which the transmission oflexical borrowings takes place.

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