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cate original lines, whereas the Polish translation and/or explanation is variously
signaled with dashes, commas, brackets or inverted commas.
However, sometimes the Polish equivalent is a word or phrase that is a popular
and readily available term or collocation (2006: 107, 108, 110, 111, 204),
so introducing its English version first seems redundant from the point of view
of textual progression:
[3] Intelektualiści oceniają ją [opinię publiczną] bardzo marnie, lecz obowiązująca political
correctness, poprawność polityczna powstrzymuje ich od ostrych i jednoznacznych ocen
(107); 3
[4] Czas śmiertelnego zagrożenia Anglii Winston Churchill określił mianem finest hour,
najintensywniejsza, najświetniejsza godzina (111). 4
The above examples illustrate Ostrowski’s manner of styling, as English
used here seems superfluous, and not as an indispensable component of his
argumentation.
Yet another common way of code-mixing in Ostrowski’s text is providing
the reader with English terms or expressions after the point has been made in
Polish (2006: 165, 203, 237, 247, 287). This type of introducing English into
the sentence may be criticized for interrupting the textual progression with unnecessary
glossing and afterthoughts:
[5] Pieniądze przekazywane bezpośrednio kandydatom (tzw. hard money, twarde pieniądze),
a dowolne sumy na rozbudowę partii (tzw. soft money, miękkie pieniądze) (203). 5
[6] Tę druga grupę [polityków] nazwał twardymi, bezwzględnymi graczami (ang. hardball
practitioners) (287). 6
This type of code-mixing can be interpreted as an attempt at additional
elaboration, or as a deliberate choice to offer the readers exposure to English
terminology. This may well have an educational function, but it may also impress
as unnecessary patronizing in a book that is supposed to be popular rather
than academic.
Finally, there is a large collection of cases in which Ostrowski uses a term
or phrase originating from English political or journalistic jargon (2006: 127,
151, 155, 156, 158, 159, 167, 168, 169, 210, 216, 222, 244, 264, 280, 286):
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Intellectuals do not hold it [public opinion] in high esteem, but political correctness, political
correctness prevents them from voicing direct negative opinions.
When England was in mortal danger, Winston Churchill said it was her finest hour, the most
intense, the best moment.
Money given directly to candidates (the so-called hard money, hard money) and sums presented
for the development of the party (the so-called soft money, soft money).
The other group [of politicians] was called tough, unscrupulous players (Eng. hardball practitioners).