The Polish Language in Egypt: Current Status and Speakers’ Preferences

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https://doi.org/10.11649/cs.2487

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multilingualism, Polish, Arabic, Polish community in Egypt

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The article describes multilingualism and language preferences of the Polish community living in Egypt. The present paper is a first study of multilingualism involving both Polish and Arabic. Field study was carried out in October – December 2020 using surveys and face-to-face interviews. This includes 54 persons who belong mainly to the first generation of migrants, as well as the second and third generation of Polish diaspora. The research aims to explore the process of becoming and being trilingual, and how the use of languages changes in emigration, depending on the spheres of life and self-realization among different generations of the Polish diaspora.

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2021-10-11

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