Ukrainian Language in Polish Public Space
Journal: Cognitive Studies | Études cognitives
Year: 2021

Ukrainian Language in Polish Public SpaceThe article deals with examples of the use of Ukrainian in Polish public space. Ukrainians are the largest immigrant group in Poland, with an estimated 2 million people. Most of them speak Polish at an elementary level. This situation has led to the appearance in Polish public space of Ukrainian-language advertising of banks, mobile operators, cinemas, various services, information about the COVID-19 pandemic, and so on. Although formally the Ukrainian la