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Publication Date: 1990
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Antitotalitarian Language in Poland: Some Mechanisms of Linguistic Self-Defense.
Wierzbicka, Anna
Language in Society, v19 n1 p1-59 Mar 1990
Explores "political diglossia" in contemporary Poland, the unofficial, underground language of antipropaganda that arose in reaction to state propaganda. Colloquial and official designations for police and security forces are compared, and the semantics of relevant words and expressions are studied. Language is shown to reflect social attitudes, politics, and history. (64 references) (Author/JL)
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