Język w rodzinie, język ojczysty a tozsamość narodowa na polsko-białoruskim pograniczu

Abstract

Auth or of the presentation wants to answer the question: what are the relations between language in a family, national language and national identity of Polish and Belorussians living in eastern part of Bialystok province and had concentrated on the following issues: 1. Language and nation: Language is the first element of a national culture. It is also the most common and popular tool in human's communication. That's why it can be treated as one of the most important and significant criteria of national identity. Here, very important is: language self-identification and language in the family. 2. Transmission of cultural values in eastern borderland families; the symptoms are: language in a family and religion in a family. 3. Language in a family and national language.