Linguistic Landscape : A New Approach to Multilingualism.
Title:
Linguistic Landscape : A New Approach to Multilingualism.
Author:
Gorter, Durk.
ISBN:
9781853599170
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (95 pages)
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 -- Bangkok's 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.
Abstract:
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). This book focuses on multilingualism in the social context of the major cities.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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