Profilowanie pojęcia suwerenności we współczesnych tygodnikach opinii
Linguistic Profiling of the Concept of Sovereignty in Contemporary Weeklies

Summary/Abstract: Scientific objective: The aim of the paper is to reconstruct the linguistic profiles of the concept of sovereignty in contemporary weeklies. Research methods: The method of linguistic profiling, worked out within the Lublin Ethnolinguistic School represented by Jerzy Bartmiński, was used. Results and conclusions: In Polish public realm two different sub-discourses can be observed. They can be called right-wing and liberal. Within them, values are conceptualized in a completely different way. In the first profile—I call it the isolation profile—sovereignty is identified as the total independence of the state, which is based on its strong, dominant position in the international arena. This value is considered as a prized possession that can only be gained through a fight. In the second—cooperative—model, sovereignty is a synonym of the state subjectivity—a result of a balanced cooperation with other entities and associated with participation in collective decision-making. Cognitive value: Reconstruction of two profiles of sovereignty is part of the axiological research and enriches it with an analysis of one of the important socio-political values. It seems that the future dictionary definitions of the word sovereignty should take into account both perspectives to reflect the complexity of the Polish axiosphere.

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