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Abstammungsunsicherheiten. Versuche einer geschichtlichen und sprachlichen Klärung
Ancestry Uncertainties Attempts to Explain them through History and Language

Author(s): Maria Katarzyna Lasatowicz, Artur Tworek
Subject(s): Language studies, Theoretical Linguistics
Published by: Oficyna Wydawnicza ATUT – Wrocławskie Wydawnictwo Oświatowe
Keywords: silesian language islands; german-polish linguistic situation; phonetics

Summary/Abstract: For the German-Polish linguistic situation in the Silesia supraregion, ancestry uncertainties of its inhabi¬tants are not uncommon. Due to the centuries-old immigration processes, the balance between belonging and strangeness is not stable. Mechanisms that contribute to this balance can be seen in the rudimentary phonetic language structure of the language island residents.

  • Issue Year: 16/2019
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 305-316
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: German