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Wierzbicka, Anna – Language in Society, 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…
Descriptors: Diglossia, Foreign Countries, Police Community Relationship, Polish