Ukrainisch im öffentlichen Raum: Beispiele aus Polen und Deutschland (2022–2023)

Abstract

This paper explores the presence of the Ukrainian language in Poland and Germany. Language in public space is the subject of numerous studies, and different questions are in its  foreground, among which multilingualism analysis enjoys particular popularity. In this study, we follow the theory of semiotic landscapes, which is about evaluating a language in interaction with other (visual) impressions. Some theoretical approaches are presented before selected examples of the use of Ukrainian in Poland and Germany are documented. In both countries, the material which forms the corpus for the study was collected in the period from February 2022 up to March 2023, including some boards with inscriptions in Ukrainian that can be found at railway stations in Poland and Germany and at the Warsaw airport. These inscriptions are important for the refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine since 2022, because they facilitate a lot their orientation abroad. Methodologically, the study focuses on the evaluation of representative samples from this corpus by applying a nexus analysis, which is about combining different analytical perspectives with each other, including sociolinguistics, conversation analysis, critical discourse analysis, and other components. New insights are driven from the intersections of the analyzed components. Grounded on the nexus analyses, this paper proposes a typology of selected examples, which reveal common aspects, but also significant differences between sign boards in Ukrainian met in Poland and in Germany.

Cuvinte-cheie: limba ucraineană, Polonia, Germania, peisaje semiotice, analiză nexus

REZUMAT

În articol, cercetăm prezența limbii ucrainene în Polonia și Germania. Limba, în spațiul public, este subiectul numeroaselor studii, iar diferite întrebări sunt în prim plan, printre care analiza multilingvismului, care se bucură de o popularitate deosebită. În acest studiu, urmărim teoria peisajelor semiotice, care se referă la evaluarea unui limbaj în interacțiune cu alte realităţi (vizuale). Unele abordări teoretice sunt prezentate înainte de a fi aduse exemple de utilizare a limbii ucrainene în Polonia și Germania. În ambele țări, materialul care formează corpusul acestei cercetări, a fost colectat în perioada 02.2022-03.2023, inclusiv câteva inscripții în limba ucraineană care pot fi găsite în gările din Polonia și Germania, dar și pe aeroportul din Varșovia. Aceste inscripții sunt importante pentru refugiații care fug de războiul din Ucraina din 2022, deoarece le ușurează cu mult orientarea în străinătate. Metodologic, studiul se concentrează pe evaluarea eșantioanelor reprezentative din acest corpus prin aplicarea analizei nexus, care este proiectată pe combinarea diferitelor perspective analitice între ele, inclusiv sociolingvistica, analiza conversației, analiza critică a discursului și alte componente. Noi perspective sunt date în vileag, atunci când studiul este concentrat pe intersecțiile componentelor analizate. Întemeiat pe analizele nexus, articolul propune o tipologie de exemple selectate, care dezvăluie aspecte comune, dar și diferențe semnificative între panourile în limba ucraineană din Polonia și Germania.

LANGUAGE OF PUBLICATION

German

TITLE IN ENGLISH

Ukrainian in Public Space: Examples from Poland and Germany (2022–2023)

UDC: 811.133 

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Received: July 6, 2023 | Reviewed: July 22, 2023 | Accepted for publication: September 1, 2023

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