Język odziedziczony – polszczyzna pokoleń polonijnych

Author(s): Ewa Lipińska,Anna Seretny / Language(s): Polish Issue: 10/2016

The term heritage language has been functioning in the relevant world literature since the late 1990s. It began to be used in Polish publications somewhat later gradually gaining acceptance in the circles of researchers, teachers and users. Its popularity ensures its broad application in various subdisciplines of linguistics – it is used not only by language educationalists, but also psycho-, ethno-, and sociolinguists. This study outlines the specificity of the notion of heritage language with particular focus on its significance in ethnic education and usefulness when differentiating between natural and cognitive bilingualism, and describing linguistic competences of users, which are largely determined by being part of a given generation of the Polish community abroad.

Sprawozdanie z ogólnopolskiej konferencji naukowej „Małe języki Europy”, Wrocław, 23 maja 2016 r.

Author(s): Agnieszka Kołodziej,Tomasz Piasecki / Language(s): Polish Issue: 10/2016

Gabriela Olchowa, Mieczysław Balowski (eds), Języki słowiańskie w procesie przemian, Banská Bystrica 2015

Author(s): Monika Biesaga / Language(s): Polish Issue: 10/2016

O broni i borykaniu się

Author(s): Agnieszka Piela / Language(s): Polish Issue: 01/2017

Warsztaty dialektologiczne i konferencja „Dialog pokoleń”, Augustów, 1–6 sierpnia 2016 r.

Author(s): Maria Asman / Language(s): Polish Issue: 01/2017

A Conference Report

Exemplification in academic discourse structure

Author(s): Ewa Kucelman / Language(s): English Issue: 2/2016

The study examines the role that exemplification plays in academic discourse. As the latest approaches emphasize, discourse is an interaction activity involving as participants both the writer and the reader. In order to ensure the proper understanding of his/her message, writers make use of different discourse strategies such as reformulation, specification, generalization or elaboration. We focus on how exemplification, viewed as the satellite, contributes to the better recognition of the subject matter, which is understood as the nucleus. In the first two sections of the study, we present an overview of discourse relations which call for the use of constructions applied in exemplification. The second part, which is based on the linguistic material obtained from a close scrutiny of two classic articles from the field of linguistics and one linguistic textbook, is devoted to the description of how exemplification contributes to specification and elaboration. We try to find and describe the specific relations, for example set-member, whole-part, process-step and object-attribute which hold between the nucleus and the satellite. Finally, we attempt at listing discourse areas which call for exemplification. The study illustrates that what are known as separate discourse relations are in fact closely related.

Caste politics and state integration: a case study of Mysore state

Author(s): Asha S.,Mahesh Ramaswamy / Language(s): English Issue: 2/2015

The subject of unification is as vibrant as national movement even after 58 years of a fractured verdict. More than to achieve a physical conjugation it was an attempt for cultural fusion. The aspiration for linguistic unification was a part of the national discourse. The movement, which began with mystic originations, later on turned out to become communal. Political changes during 1799 A.D. and 1857 A.D. changed the fortunes of Mysore state and ultimately led to its disintegration and became the reason for this movement. The concept of unification is akin to the spirit of nationalism, against the background of colonial regime assigning parts of land to different administrative units without taking into consideration the historical or cultural aspects of that place. Kannadigas marooned in multi lingual states experiment an orphaned situation got aroused with the turn of nineteenth century. The problem precipitated by the company was diluted by British when they introduced English education. Though the positive aspect like emergence of middle class is pragmatic, rise of communalism on the other hand is not idealistic. This research paper is designed to examine the polarization of castes during unification movement of Mysore State (Presently called as State of Karnataka, since 1973, which was termed Mysore when integrated) which came into being in 1956 A.D. Most of the previous studies concentrate on two aspects viz ideological discourse and organizational strategies adopted to gain Unification. The course of the unification movement and role of Congress party dominates such studies while some of them concentrate on the leaders of the movement. Other studies are ethnographical in nature. ‘Community Dominance and Political Modernisation: The Lingayats’ written by Shankaragouda Hanamantagouda Patil is a classic example. Mention may be made here of an recent attempt by Harish Ramaswamy in his ‘Karnataka Government and Politics’ which has covered almost all aspects of emergence of Karnataka as a state but communal politics during unification movement has found no place. ‘Rethinking State Politics in India: Regions within Regions’ is an edited book by Ashutosh Kumar which has articles on ‘Castes and Politics of Marginality’ where a reference is made to caste associations and identity politics of Lingayats, but the area of study is neighboring Maharashtra and not Karnataka. Though it contains two articles on Karnataka its subject matter doesn’t pertain to this topic. One more important effort is by ‘Imagining Unimaginable Communities: Political and Social Discourse in Modern Karnataka’ where the author Raghavendra Rao thinks Karnataka and India as two DOI: 10.1515/ijas-2015-0009 Brought to you by | LMBA Lithuanian Research Library Consortium Authenticated Download Date | 4/20/17 10:52 AM 196 International Journal of Area Studies 10:2, 2015 unimaginable communities and discuss primarily the founding moments of negotiation between the discourses of Indian nationalism and Kannada linguistic nationalism. It is more an intellectual history and throws light on nationalism in a colonial context. Mostly studies concentrate on either the course or the leaders of the movement. Invariably congress as an organization finds place in all studies. But the blemish of such studies is a lesser concentration on activities of major socio cultural groups. The role of socio cultural groups assumes importance because of the milieu at the beginning of 20th century which annunciated a wave of social changes in the state. It is a known fact that the movement for linguistic state was successful in bringing a political integration of five separate sub regions but failed to unite people culturally. This concept of unification which is akin to the spirit of nationalism got expressed at the regional level in the sense of respect for once own culture, language and people. In case of Karnataka this expression had political overtones too which is expressed by some who fought for it (Srinivas & Narayan, 1946 ). Most of the early leaders of unification movement (and for that matter even movement for independence too can be cited here) belonged to one particular caste, and with passing of time has led to the notion of domination of that caste over the movement. This paper tries to give justice in a limited way by giving legitimate and adequate recognition for those castes which deserves it and do away with misconceptions. Two concepts political modernization and social mobility are used. The later derives its existence from the former in this case. The data used here is primarily gained from news papers and secondary sources like books and interviews given by participants. No hypothesis is tested nor any theory is developed in this attempt but historical materials are examined in the light of modernity. The key problem discussed here is emergence of communal politics and the role of social groups in unification. Biases of regionalism, caste and class have been overcome by rational thinking.

Всё путём: текстильная путиниана как контекстуально обусловленный продукт

Author(s): Żanna Sładkiewicz / Language(s): Russian Issue: 156/2016

The paper deals with the notion of context and its typology. The author analyzes modern prints on T-shirts representing Vladimir Putin as the product conditioned by the current socio-political context. The article presents the linguistic and rhetorical methods as well as graphical representation of the image of the President of Russia in the phatic genre of public communication, which is print on clothes.

Wizerunek prezydenta Władimira Putina na portalach społecznościowych (na przykładzie Facebooka)

Author(s): Urszula Patocka-Sigłowy / Language(s): Polish Issue: 156/2016

The President Vladimir Putin has been the leader of Russian popularity rankings for years. His strong position in the international arena is emphasised by a number of awards granted by foreign magazines. The number of Facebook pages devoted to that famous politician confirms his phenomenal position in social media. This article focuses on the analysis of the Facebook image of Vladimir Putin.

Интернет-мемы как репрезентанты медиаконцепта (к вопросу о методике анализа медиаобраза)

Author(s): Ansatasija Belovodskaja / Language(s): Russian Issue: 156/2016

The article focuses on the description of the mechanisms, which help create a media image. It also suggests the methodology of the analysis, based on a wide understanding of the term, what assumes the inclusion into the corpus of analyzed material texts created by professionals as well as emerged spontaneously comprise the corpus of the material under the analysis. Here Internet memes, which have acquired the status of the main structural unit of media space in the contemporary studies, are the main subject of the research. Herewith the corpus of Internet memes, representing image, are viewed as an unified hypertext, that allows both to highlight and depict various aspects of the media image represented as well as to understand the structural principles of the corresponding media concepts and uncover their relation to other fragments of the collective cognitive space.

Русский за рубежом: язык и функции

Author(s): Suren T. Zolyan / Language(s): Russian Issue: 1/2017

We discuss the main issues connected with the functioning of the Russian language abroad. Language is considered as a multidimensional entity, this implies a multiplicity and complementarity of its social statuses and sociolinguistic functions. The special attention is drawn to the role of the Russian language in education and its possible ability to integrate some cultural and civilizational areas.

Дигитализация и социални трансформации: медийна педагогика и медийна грамотност

Author(s): Danail Danov / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1/2017

The article focuses upon the need of media pedagogy development, a crucial element of the overall pedagogic education, yet hardly given due attention in Bulgaria. Introducing the essence of this modern scholarly field, the text zooms into media pedagogy and media literacy, both being direct consequences of media digitization and its subsequent social transformations in contemporary society.

Поетичният учебник по френски език на Милка Петрова-Коралова и Лъчезар Станчев

Author(s): Dimitar Vesselinov / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1/2017

Има изход от езиковата инвазия

Author(s): Dimitar Vesselinov / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2017

Инструменти за измерване на интеркултурната компетентност

Author(s): Raya Zhivkova-Krupeva / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2017

The aim of the present article is an overview of existing instruments for measuring intercultural competence. The wide variety of instruments is due to focus on different aspects of intercultural competence in the design of each of them and the lack of a unified notion as to the components of intercultural competence. The majority of instruments for measuring intercultural competence are oriented towards teamwork in international corporations, which defines their characteristic features. Since they are not directly applicable in FLT, an instrument based on Byram's model of intercultural competence is more suitable.

Глобалният английски език в български контекст

Author(s): Dafina Kostadinova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2017

Žanić, Ivo. 2016. Jezična republika: Hrvatski jezik, Zagreb, Split i popularna glazba

Author(s): Dunja Jutronić / Language(s): Croatian Issue: 2/2017

This is a book review of Žanić, Ivo. 2016. Jezična republika: Hrvatski jezik, Zagreb, Split i popularna glazba

ФОНЕТИЧНИ И МОРФОЛОГИЧНИ ОСОБЕНОСТИ НА ГОВОРИТЕ НА СЕЛАТА ХЕБИЛЕВО, ГЮМЮРДЖИНСКО, И ГОРНИ ЮРУЦИ, КРУМОВГРАДСКО

Author(s): Georgi Mitrinov / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2017

The article presents the specific phonetic and morphological features of the dialect of the village of Hebilevo, Komotini district. They are compared to the peculiarities of the dialect of Gorni Yurutsi village, Krumovgrad region, which is part of the dialect of village Hebilevo. It shows the general peculiarities and differences between the two Bulgarian dialects.

СОЦИОЛИНГВИСТИЧНИ ФАКТОРИ ЗА ЕДИН ЧАСТЕН СЛУЧАЙ НА БЪЛГАРСКО-РУМЪНСКА ИНТЕРФЕРЕНЦИЯ В ГОВОРА НА НОВО СЕЛО, ВИДИНСКО

Author(s): Hristina Deykova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2017

The paper clarifies sociolinguistic factors in a particular case of grammatical interference between Bulgarian and Romanian in the dialect of the village of Novo Selo, Vidin district, concerning the biaspectual functioning of the Romanian verb borrowings adapted with formants -ùшъ(м), -łшъ(м) and -àшъ(м) in the Bulgarian dialect. The so-called Blueprint principle in the contact etymology is applied, which aims at identifying the type of contact situation and reconstructing it according to modern language contact studies.

eTwinning в полза на чуждоезиковото обучение

Author(s): Teodora Valova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1/2018

The article focuses on the possibilities of online eTwinning projects to develop basic knowledge, skills and attitudes related to key competence “communication in foreign languages”. As a modern virtual classroom, TwinSpace provides tools for synchronous and asynchronous communication. As a result of interaction in informal environment of online projects, language is used for interaction and real communication in an authentic way. Students participate in non-traditional communication formats like quizzes, voting and videoconferences, which encourage them to present their opinions. These activities develop essential skills for communication in foreign language, encourage students to read, listen and appreciate the work of their partners and motivate learners to be more reluctant when it comes to speaking, studying and communicating in a completely different way.