Językowe przejawy dyskryminacji (?) pieszych w Polsce

Abstract

Linguistic manifestations of discrimination (?)against pedestrians in Poland Summary The language in which road accidents involving motorists and pedestrians are reported may influence the attitudes and behavior of recipients. This article discusses several phrases, or rather types of phrases, which are often used in the Polish media and in specialist literature to describe road accidents, and which seem to diminish the participation and agency of drivers, and shift the blame onto pedestrians. It can be argued whether pedestrians in Poland are subject to social and legal discrimination, but the language used to report road accidents in which pedestrians are injured should be considered socially harmful, strengthening stereotypes and hindering legal regulations, which should seek to reduce the number of road accidents.