Obcy czy inni? Czesi w Zelowie

Abstract

In the introductory part of the article, categories: THEM (ALIEN), OTHER and US were presented in the different configurations (complementary opposition, triad), that occur in the identity discourse. Then a group of inhabitants of Zelów, descendants of Czech religious emigrants, was presented and the determinants of their identity: language and confession. The article points out that the image of the descendants of Czech emigrants is varying over time: first a homogeneous group in the terms of religion, ethnicity and language, then a group assimilated linguistically and culturally.