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of ŻeromskFs hybrid reportage texts bas been undertaken and referred to as lyricized re-portage. Subsequently tcxts underwent a fundamental analysis with thc emphasis being placed not only on the unique language (poeticization, archaizing) and form (retrospectiveness, dynamie motifs, brilliant characterisation of heroes) but also on their un-usual historical and political quality. The article concludes by recognising ŻeromskFs lyrical reportage as prccursory in relation to the great literary reportage that was only to start its for-mation in Poland of the twentieth century.

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Elżbieta Kossewska: FROM THE “IKHUD” TRADITION TO THE LAND OF ISRAEL. OP1NION A SOCIO-POLITICAL WEEKLY

Opinion, a socio-political weekly, foundcd in 1950 in Israel by the Union of Polish Jcws, existing alongside the Progressive Party, was linked to the tradition of the Union of Zionists--Democrats (“Ikhud”) in Poland. The politico-journalistic environment of the Israeli Opinion was formed almost exclusively by its activists. The aim of this article is to show the pro-cess of formation of Opinion. It was, as with many other foreign-language pcriodicals in Israel, part of thc system of the party press of the Progrcssivc Party. The foundation of foreign-language press by political parties in Israel was for them a chance to dcvelop the elcctorate- forming the opinion of thc new olim, which was bcyond the rangę of the Hcbrcw--language press, often morę critical towards the party. Another important element of the pro-cess of absorption was the organisation of Jews, newly-arrived in Israel, into unions and clubs, and subsequently the publication by them of newspapers.

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Tomasz Kowalski: LOCAL ELECTION SLOGANS IN 2006

IN GLIWICE AND ZABRZE

The slogans arc pcrccivcd as thc most generał political texts and a base of campaign. Thcy are dcFincd as spccific lingual tools, which thanks to theirs attributes c.g. lapidary and effectiveness arc able to induce people to dctcrminc acts. For many specialists thcy are a kcy to success in the elcction. They appeal to the unconsciousness of voters, to their sentiments and associations. Making of slogan is subordinated to one aim - to indult a need to vote for a concrete candidate. It can be realized for many ways as it is shown in thc text, mainly by relations to the locality. In thc analyzed cascs it is possiblc to dividc them into two groups: associatcd with the candidatcs thc message originators and associatcd with the constitu-ency.

In addition, the author examines the names of the local committees supporting persons who stand for the mayor and shows the relations between them and slogans.

In the end author concludes that relations between language and gcography conccrn fields of vcry developed persuasive function advertisement serving for commerce and poli-tics. In campaigns they are joined in the political advertisement. It takes places in socially and geographically determined constituencies located in the regions. They are said to be the contcxts of political bchaviors, basically clcctoral.

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