JĘZYK W KOMUNIKACJI INTERKULTUROWEJ

The subject of this article is the use of language information by the analysis of the intercultural communication processes. The author describes the so-called precedent phenomena, understood as texts, sentences (for example proverbs, aphorisms, songs), and names, which contain concepts that are especially important for a given culture, wide wellknown for the majority of individuals. Precedent phenomena often function as tools for the conceptualization of experience. Contrastive anthropology deals with comparison of the culture types; it is based on certain parameters. The language and text information gained through this comparison is very useful because the evaluation of any culture type (own or foreign) is expressed (in a more or less transparent way) by the form, structure and content of the so-called culture texts. The author analyses some Russian artistic and journalist texts and then shows the predominantly positive evaluation of Poland and Poles. It relates especially to such culture spheres as science and literature. Inversely, the Russians evaluate the Polish way of politics and national character as rather negative.