Archiwum kategorii: Linguistic diversity

Polish language and culture in a nutshell – a lexicon of cultural connotation

Opublikowano 8 maja 2013, autor: Ewa Maslowska

A – alphabet In contrary to the most Slavic languages (East and South), Poland use the Latin alphabet – introduced together with Christianity in 966, when Polish prince Mieszko got married to a Czech princesses Dąbrawa. Receiving Christianity from the Czech … Czytaj dalej →

Opublikowano Cultural diversity, Inne, Linguistic diversity, Polish Tradition | Otagowano , , , | 33 komentarzy

Kissing Day – 28 December or 6 July?

Opublikowano 28 grudnia 2010, autor: Ewa Maslowska

A kiss is primarily an expression of love, but also reverence, submission, respect and well wishes. It is the oldest way of communication, body language, overgrown rich symbolism. Kiss in Polish ‘całować’ is semantically associated with whole ‘cały’.  This means … Czytaj dalej →

Opublikowano body language, Cultural diversity, intercultural communication, Linguistic diversity, non verbal communication, Polish Tradition | Otagowano , , , , , , , | 53 komentarzy

Stereotypes lives in language

Opublikowano 7 grudnia 2010, autor: Ewa Maslowska

Stereotypes are a social product. In spite of being „politicly incorrect”, they exist and mirrors all hidden emotions and attitudes towards others.  Also, they discover how „others” are evaluated. The comparison between ‚self-portrait’ and the pictures of the other nations … Czytaj dalej →

Opublikowano Cultural diversity, Linguistic diversity | 44 komentarzy