If you press your ear To my blood’s topography, you’ll hear My language dying the same way My father did: Alone. I am programmed to this language, And can only voice my rejection of it In the same language. This is the power of diaspora, The difficulty in finding alternative. The blood of language moves,Continue reading “Minority”
Category Archives: Linguistics
The Curious Case of Cacica
Cacica is one of those magical places that we find in Europe. It lies in an area forgotten by many and is not the easiest place in the world to get to. Cacica lies in Suceava county where the inhabitants speak a cocktail of languages: Romanian, Ukrainian, German, Polish, Slovak and there are also aContinue reading “The Curious Case of Cacica”
Words of Love – Transexual TNT
I was out and about on the internet the other day looking for new Polish words which might inspire me to new heights of bilingual bliss and was mildly amused by the graphical interpretation that tag frequency clouds often provide. You often get useless alphabetical combinations of words that mean nothing, but every now andContinue reading “Words of Love – Transexual TNT”
Lost Polish Tribe on Haiti…
It’s not something I normally do but the following post has proved to be so popular that I have decided to re-post it. Enjoy. Perhaps the most intriguing group of people among Poland’s huge diaspora (the so-called Polonia) are the ‘Poles of Haiti’. I heard about this lost little enclave of ‘Polishness’ on radio andContinue reading “Lost Polish Tribe on Haiti…”
Bizarre Polish Place Names
Inspired by several polls, lists and tables of ludicrous, embarrassing and rude English place names, I have decided to compile a similar list for Poland. However, before we get down to the polski equivalents, let’s delve into the most bizarre English ones I have been able to unearth. The Mirror and The Telegraph both have wonderful ‘top tens’Continue reading “Bizarre Polish Place Names”
Silesia – city state or ethnic region?
Recently, the Poland’s Minister for the Interior and Administration Ludwik Dorn publicly announced that the government are moving forward in their plans for the creation of a super-Silesian urban aglommeration. The superpolis will swallow up seventeen towns and cities who will have no option to opt out of being part of the new metropolitan area. TheContinue reading “Silesia – city state or ethnic region?”
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