Wzorzec listu jako narzędzie edukacji i wychowania dzieci i młodzieży w XIX wieku (na podstawie listownika Józefa Chociszewskiego)
The pattern of the letter as a tool for education and upbringing of children and youth in the XIX century (based on the letter-writing manuals by Józef Chociszewski)

Summary/Abstract: The article analyzes the XIX century collection of letter patterns prepared by Józef Chociszewski for children and youths: Listownik dla młodzieży zawierający wzory listów z dodatkiem powinszowań, łamigłówek, wierszyków, powiastek i nauki grzeczności dla młodzieży (Bytom 1900). Letters included in this publication were examined in terms of the author’s use of their species traits (at the structural, pragmatic, cognitive and stylistic level) for youth education.The pattern of the letter by Chociszewski is not only a collection of examples of kids’ and youths’ correspondence, but above all a tool for various aspects of education and upbringing of young Poles during the partitions. The author tried to develop general language skills in his readers and encourage the use of the Polish language, presenting a very wide selection of lexis, formulas and stylistic means for reproduction in various communication situations. He taught them ”language savoir-vivre”. A clear educational purpose were also: a selection of the content of fictitious letters, selection of the authors of authentic letters and the rich system of values characteristic in the Polish Catholic family presented in the letters. In this way, J. Chociszewski aimed to show the Polish culture in the letter-writing manuals and to shape Polish national consciousness.

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