A dictionary of linguistic savoir-vivre
Słownik językowego savoir-vivre'u
Keywords: linguistic savoir-vivre; polite language; interpersonal communication; teenage expressions; outdated expressions
A collection of polite phrases most frequently used by Poles at the turn of the 20th and 21st century, and their classification based on functions (greetings, wishes, salutations, farewells) and the reactions produced by them. Arranged into encyclopaedia-style entries, the phrases used by various generations become, through tradition, fixed in a specific form, recalled by language users from memory. The form, analyzed from historical perspective, evolves. Modifications of familiar phrases systematically created by young generations, often functioning very briefly, later lose their expressiveness, disappear and new ones emerge.
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