Znaczenie języka litewskiego dla społeczności lokalnej Puńska

LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Daugiakalbystė; Dominuojanti kalba; Lenkų kalba; Lietuvių šnektos Lenkijoje; Punskas; Tautinė tapatybė; Dominant language; Lithuanian dialects in Poland; Multilingualism; National identity; Polish language; Punsk.

ENPuńsk is a unique settlement in Poland, in which predominates the Balt’s language. It is an important component of national identity of local Lithuanians. Poles in Puńsk have at least passive knowledge of Lithuanian language. This is because they can read a published in Puńsk, biweekly, "Aušra". They make use of available TV stations offer from Lithuania. Among Poles appears a stance of lack of tolerance for using by Lithuanians their mother tongue even in an international company. Poles cannot reconcile themselves to fact that polishness and polish language are less important in social and cultural life of Puńsk. [From the publication]