Gwara – dziedzictwo ciągle żywe czy już zapomniane?
Local dialect – legacy still alive or forgotten?

Summary/Abstract: The article sets out to answer the question regarding the status and place of the local dialect in the linguistic reality of today, in contemporary society, culture and civilization as well as in global, regional and local space. Is it perceived as linguistic and cultural legacy or an undesirable burden with no legacy and identity? The thesis is corroborated by exposing various attitudes towards the local dialect: acceptance, negation and rejection, unawareness, evasion, vague and forgotten legacy. The conclusion to be drawn points to the ambivalent perception of the local dialect, ranging from acceptance to complete negation, with the emphasis on legacy still alive and permanently embedded in the linguistic structure of place and region.

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