In the article I focused on three among twenty-eight Polish Silesian letters from the sixteenth century published by Władysław Nehring in 1902. In order to describe them I concentrated on the letters as an example of individual languages. The function of gesture and cohesion were the subjects of my research. The analysis showed that epistolography was directly influenced by social conditions. It was the social status that determined the models of verbal and nonverbal behavior and forms of communication. The form nawiedzam zdrowie analysed in the article depicts the role of gesture which was important not only in the culture. The gesture is an essential element of writing. It has got a sufficient power to initiate indirect contact — through the letters. The analysis of Polish Silesian letters from the sixteenth century allowed me to discover cohesion. The sender of the letter could not express his thoughts. He had to follow the rules of writing a letter.
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