The Language Used in the Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp Cover Image

Lagerszpracha – obozowy język w KL Auschwitz-Birkenau
The Language Used in the Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp

Author(s): Marzena Leżak
Subject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Eastern Slavic Languages
Published by: Софийски университет »Св. Климент Охридски«
Keywords: KL Auschwitz-Birkenau; The Second World War (1939–1945); Holocaust Crematoria Esperanto; Oswiecim

Summary/Abstract: Concentration camps and labor camps created by the Germans during the Second World War never had a national division. In one place, people spoke in different languages, coming from different parts of the world. Language is the most important factor in communication. In my article I will describe Esperanto crematoria, the language invented by prisoners.

  • Issue Year: 4/2018
  • Issue No: 1 (7)
  • Page Range: 141-147
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Polish