SYTUACJA SOCJOLINGWISTYCZNA A POZIOMY ŚWIADOMOŚCI JĘZYKOWEJ REPREZENTANTÓW PIERWSZEGO POKOLENIA POLONIJNEGO W KANADZIE
The sociolinguistic situation and levels of language awareness among representatives of the first generation of Polish Canadians

Summary/Abstract: The paper presents an analysis of the levels of language awareness as expressed by representatives of the fi rst generation of Polish Canadians (university students) based on their opinions on English elements in contemporary Polish. The author cites the arguments used to evaluate borrowings and interprets them in the light of sociolinguistic conditions. In the studied material, reasonable arguments prevail over judgments based on intuition and aesthetics, and the respondents refer to bilingualism, multiculturalism and the secondary function of the Polish language. At the highest level of language awareness, they indicate language standardisation relying on their knowledge of the communication settings.

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