The book contains a collection of studies of the linguistic landscape - the use of written language on signs in the public sphere - in 5 different societies: Israel, Japan, Thailand, the Netherlands (Friesland) and Spain (Basque Country). All contributions focus on multilingualism in the social cont
Linguistic Landscape: A New Approach to Multilingualism
β Scribed by Durk Gorter (editor)
- Publisher
- Multilingual Matters
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 95
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
The book contains a collection of studies of the linguistic landscape - the use of written language on signs in the public sphere - in 5 different societies: Israel, Japan, Thailand, the Netherlands (Friesland) and Spain (Basque Country). All contributions focus on multilingualism in the social context of the major cities.
β¦ Table of Contents
Contents
Introduction: The Study of the Linguistic Landscape as a New Approach to Multilingualism
Linguistic Landscape as Symbolic Construction of the Public Space: The Case of Israel
Bangkokβs Linguistic Landscapes: Environmental Print, Codemixing and Language Change
Multilingualism in Tokyo: A Look into the Linguistic Landscape
Linguistic Landscape and Minority Languages
Further Possibilities for Linguistic Landscape Research
References
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