Polszczyzna inteligencji jako (nieistniejący) model zachowania językowego

This paper asks the question whether the tradition of the educated model of the Polish language still has a chance to be continued by younger generations given the fact that sociological research show that the social classes from the period before 1989 are rather disappearing. On the example of the survey questionnaires distributed among students of Polish studies, the author shows how the young generation of humanists understands the concept of intelligentsia as a social group and if, in her opinion, it differs from the rest of the society in terms of language. Youth perceive intelligentsia as people who are not only educated but also continue pursuing their intellectual development. Their language is characterised by greater erudition and carefulness, they are also expected to be attentive to Polish and use a language that is comprehensible to others. The research showed also that terms such as colloquial language, literary language, etc., used in the questionnaires, are vague.