LangGener - Language across generations: contact induced change in morphosyntax in German-Polish bilingualspeech

该项目的目的是综合说明波兰和德国的波兰-德国双语情况，包括语言学和社会语言学方面。研究的主要目的是回答这样一个问题：在双语语言中，德语-波兰语接触引起的形态句法变化是否会在不同的世代之间有所不同。本研究将集中于两代经历重要历史事件的双语社群的语言传记与言语之间的相互作用。我们假设形态句法模式的复制类型取决于波兰语和德语语言系统之间的差异。然而，非系统性因素也可能影响其频率和变异性。语言使用将在实地调查中获得的真实材料进行分析。研究将集中在两代人的双语者，他们的传记受到不同历史条件的影响：1)最年长的一代，生活在1945年前属于德国的波兰领土上；2)中间一代，出生在同一地区的波兰，当代生活在德国。因此，这项研究将包括来自同一家庭和/或当地社区但生活在不同语言环境中的两代人。为了给其他研究者提供经验材料，我们将创建一个语言数据语料库。语言传记将从语言习得的顺序和条件、它们的功能分布以及说话者对语言的情感联系等方面进行分析。研究的最后阶段将是分析形态句法复制的使用与语言传记之间的关系，并解释它们之间的关系。该项目的结果将对我们对语言接触的理解，特别是对语言传记的理解，以及对文化人类学、民族学和少数民族身份研究的理解产生重大影响。该项目只有在两国斯拉夫语和德语语言学家的合作下才能实施。参与该项目的研究人员拥有独特的知识。

The aim of the project is an integrative account of the Polish-German bilingualism in Poland and Germany including linguistic as well as sociolinguistic aspects. The main objective is answering the question, if morphosyntactic changes induced by German-Polish language contact in bilingual speech differ across generations. The research will focus on the interplay between language biographies and speech of two generations of bilingual communities having experienced important historical events. We hypothesize that the types of replication of the morphosyntactic patterns depend on differences between the language systems of Polish and German. However, the non-systemic factors may also influence their frequency and variability. Language use will be analysed on authentic material gained during field research. The research will focus on bilingual persons of two generations whose biographies has been influenced by different historical conditions: 1) the oldest generation, living in Poland on the territories belonging to Germany before 1945; 2) the middle generation, born in Poland on the same territories, living contemporary in Germany. The study will therefore include persons belonging to two generations, derived from the same families and/or local communities but living in a different language environment.In order to provide empirical material to other researchers, we will create a linguistic data corpus. The language biographies will be analysed in terms of the order and conditions of the language acquisition, their functional distribution, as well as the emotional bonds of the speakers towards the languages. The final stage of the research will be the correlation between the analyses of use of the morphosyntactic replication and language biographies as well as an explanation of the relationship between them. The results of the project will have a significant impact on our understanding of language contact and - especially with regard to the language biographies - on cultural anthropology, ethnology, and the studies on identities of national minorities. The implementation of the project is only possible in cooperation of Slavonic and German philologists from both countries. The researchers involved in the project have a unique and profiled knowledge.