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Record Nr.

UNINA9910743400503321

Autore

Gorter Durk

Titolo

A Panorama of Linguistic Landscape Studies / / Durk Gorter, Jasone Cenoz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bristol ; ; Blue Ridge Summit : , : Multilingual Matters, , [2023]

2024

ISBN

1-80041-715-2

1-80041-716-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (472 p.)

Classificazione

ES 100

Disciplina

306.44

Soggetti

Signs and signboards - Semiotics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures -- Preface -- 1 Introduction: Captivating Studies of Language in Public Spaces -- 2 History: Early Stages of an Emerging Field -- 3 Theoretical Approaches: A Range of Perspectives -- 4 Research Methods: Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches -- 5 Photography and Other Distinctive Research Methods -- 6 Multilingualism is All Around Us -- 7 The Visibility of Minority Languages -- 8 The Influence of Language Policies -- 9 English Can Be Seen Everywhere -- 10 Educational Contexts -- 11 What's In the Names? -- 12 Expanding the Field of View -- References -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides an overview of how the field of Linguistic Landscape Studies has emerged and developed over the past 20 years, combined with an in-depth exploration of the theoretical approaches, innovative research methods and major themes that have been central to this dynamic area of research.