On the Polish Language and the Multilingualism of the Polish Community in Latgale Cover Image

O polszczyźnie i wielojęzyczności społeczności polskiej w Łatgalii
On the Polish Language and the Multilingualism of the Polish Community in Latgale

Author(s): Ewa Golachowska
Subject(s): Regional Geography, Applied Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Western Slavic Languages, Book-Review
Published by: Instytut Slawistyki Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: North Borderland Polish language; Polish language in Latgale; sociolinguistics; language contact;

Summary/Abstract: This article is a review of Kristīne Kuņicka’s Polacy i język polski w Łatgalii / Poļi un poļu valoda Latgalē [Poles and the Polish Language in Latgale]. The author discusses the contemporary sociolinguistic situation of the Polish minority in Latgale, Latvia. An important aspect of the book is that it takes into consideration the Polish language of the young generation of Poles in the region.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 45
  • Page Range: 1-10
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish
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