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The Polish language was brought to Brazil by Polish-speaking peasants who came to the New World in the late 19th and early 20th century. Since then, the language has been developing in relative isolation from the European Polish context.
In this monograph, the author focuses on a dialect of Polish still spoken in a remote community in the south of Brazil. The dialect's origins, history, and present character are investigated to portray the language as a result of a multilingual process with a specific starting point. On the basis of the original data recorded in the community, the author establishes a viable baseline for future in-depth studies of linguistic phenomena. She pays special attention to the distinct identity of the speakers, which mirrors the dialect's distinct character.
List of contents
List of abbreviations - Introduction - Chapter 1: Polish- speaking settlements in the Brazilian interior - Chapter 2: Heritage of bilingualism - Chapter 3: A language in contact or a contact language? - Chapter 4: Methodological proceedings - Chapter 5: The speakers and their language - Chapter 6: Questions, answers, and more questions - Conclusion - Sources - Appendix A: Other narratives from Cruz Machado - Appendix B: Declaration of the municipal authorities - List of tables - List of figures
About the author
Karolina J. Zaremba received her graduate degree from Poznan University in Poland and went on to do her Ph.D. at the University of Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder) in Germany and Universidade Federal Fluminense in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro in Brasil. Her research interests include Portuguese and American studies, Biblical studies, and historical Bible translations.
