Lexical borrowings and calques from African American slang in Polish youth slang – A study based on a selected internet forum
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2012
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Adam Mickiewicz University
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The aim of the article is to present a very preliminary chunk of a wider study of Polish slang, whose
aim is to pinpoint lexical influence of American English in broad terms and the usage and understanding
among Polish youngsters of various types of borrowings. More specifically, the authors
have concentrated on the borrowings of words, phrases and meanings from a sociolect known as
African American English to the language of Polish youngsters. To this end, the largest Polish hardcore
punk Internet forum has been scrutinized. The conducted analysis points to a discernible, albeit
not significant lexical influence of the sociolect on the Polish youth slang, which calls for a more
nuanced, survey-based analysis the authors wish to undertake as part of their research project.
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Studia Anglica Posnaniensia, vol. 47.4 (2012), pp. 113-132