Spanish and Polish social language conditions in the eyes of students: linguistic politeness and conversation

Abstract

The aim of this article is to present some of the results of the contrastive analysis of selected aspects of Spanish and Polish social language determinants based on research conducted among students of the University of Silesia in Katowice going to Spanish universities under the Erasmus program and Spanish students coming to the University of Silesia as part of didactic placements. The author discusses the most important differences in linguistic behavior between Poles and the inhabitants of the Iberian Peninsula, which are sometimes the basis of pragmatic errors and may contribute to the formation of negative stereotypes. The subject of the presented research results includes the broadly understood linguistic politeness and conducting a conversation.