Negocjacje językowe. Tożsamość, grupy mniejszościowe i literatura
Linguistic Negotiations. Identity, Minority Groups and Literature
Author(s): Sylwia ChutnikSubject(s): Gender Studies, Ethnic Minorities Studies, Identity of Collectives, Sociology of Literature
Published by: Komisja Nauk Filologicznych Oddziału Polskiej Akademii Nauk we Wrocławiu
Keywords: 20th and 21st century literature; minority language; queer; feminatives; political correctness; racism;
Summary/Abstract: The paper presents changes in the language that is used in the definition of minority groups, especially women, non-binary and black people. It also analyzes the challenges faced in the translation of this literature and in that which is written in Polish. Drawing both on official sources, such as the expertise of the Polish Language Council of the Polish Academy of Sciences, and on the bottom-up language guides developed by people belonging to minority groups, the situations requiring negotiation and also the search for appropriate language (new grammar, pronouns, performativity of forms) is illustrated, indicating ways to minimize the inequalities linguistic hierarchy.
Journal: Academic Journal of Modern Philology
- Issue Year: 2022
- Issue No: 17
- Page Range: 27-34
- Page Count: 8
- Language: Polish