Kommunikative Nähe, Distanz und Höflichkeit in den polnischen Anrede- und Begrüßungsformeln einer E-Mail

In the present article both the address and greeting forms are discussed in relation to the Polish electronic (e-mail) correspondence as far as language politeness is concerned. In particular the morphosyntactic and lexical ways of implementing the greeting and address expressions are discussed. The address form analysis lets us isolate from the Polish greeting and address forms used in electronic correspondence the ones that are considered to be polite, less polite or excessively polite. For the requirements of such division the model of mutual respect and kindness between the communication partners has been chosen.