Linguistic Landscape and Multilingualism

Gorter, Durk; Cenoz, Jasone

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“…In an attempt to overcome the sign identification obstacle, Gorter and Cenoz (2017) suggested establishing a definite criterion to improve the validity of the study, although a margin of arbitrariness is claimed to be inevitable. Several researchers criticized the quantitative approach as the sole tool for data collection, selecting a more qualitative approach in their studies of linguistic landscapes, shifting their focus from the sign as an object, into people's relationship to the signage.…”

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The Linguistic Landscape on the Streets of Kuwait: A Challenge to the Concept of Diglossia

Akbar¹,

Taqi²,

Al-Gharabally³

2020

SLL

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Linguistic landscape (LL) is a representation of language(s) visibility in public space. This study aims to draw a comprehensive profile of LL as adopted by private firms on billboards alongside the main streets of Kuwait, shedding light on the status of Kuwaiti vernacular, Standard Arabic (SA), and English in the country. The study utilises a quantitative approach through which billboards on the main streets of Kuwait were photographed, categorised based on the language of the script, then quantified to assess the popularity of the language. Billboards representing the main displayed language varieties were presented to a heterogeneous sample of respondents to assess their views across the two dimensions of status and solidarity through a digital questionnaire. The study also utilised a qualitative approach through informal interviews to gain the language specialists’ perspective on the issue. The results indicate that Kuwaiti vernacular has a growing positive attitude because of its perceived charisma and promotion of solidarity. When SA is mixed with English, or when English is transliterated into SA orthography, it tends to appeal to the public eye. Kuwaiti sociolinguists reflected a strong rejection of the trendy Kuwaiti vernacular over SA. Yet, English has not been viewed as a threat to SA.

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The Linguistic Landscape on the Streets of Kuwait: A Challenge to the Concept of Diglossia

Akbar¹,

Taqi²,

Al-Gharabally³

2020

SLL

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“…Finally, the interdisciplinary nature of LL research (Van Mensel et al 2016;Gorter and Cenoz 2017) aligns well with a main tenet in minority language research, namely to take into account the multiplicity of forces that act upon the vitality and status of minority languages, including political, ideological, sociological, economic, and educational forces. If the lack of a common theoretical ground in LL research has sometimes been highlighted for criticism (see e.g.…”

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Linguistic Landscapes and Minority Languages

Gorter

Marten

Mensel

2018

The Palgrave Handbook of Minority Languages and Communities

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The field of Linguistic Landscape (LL) studies has as its focus the representation of language (or languages) in public space. Its main object of inquiry is 'signs', that is, visible written attestations of language and how people-those who read and those who produce -interact with these signs. In this chapter, our aim is to illustrate how the study of LL can contribute to a further understanding of minority languages. Before we move onto these illustrations, we briefly wish to outline why LL studies can offer a particular lens for minority language research that can be highly illuminating.

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“…A recurring theme in LL studies is the use of LL signs in language learning. So far, attention has centered on using the LL for contextual input in teaching a second language (e. g., Sayer, 2009;Gorter & Cenoz, 2017;Malinowski, 2019;Malinowski et al, 2020). Researchers and instructors have often linked language learning to raising one's linguistic, cultural, and sociopolitical awareness of a target-language's speakers' environment.…”

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Linguistic Landscape Signs in E-Textbooks: Teaching Language as a Compass for Exploring Multimodal Texts, Multilingualism, and Digital Resources

Burr¹

2021

Human, Technologies and Quality of Education, 2021

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Rapid technological development and the growth of educators’ and students’ digital skills have allowed e-textbooks to take root in different school subjects’ pedagogical practices. This article’s aim is to compare two e-textbooks – A Guide for Exploring City Texts (Berra (Burr), 2020) and Linguistic Landscapes in English Language Teaching: A Pedagogical Guidebook (Solmaz & Przymus, 2021) – in terms of their technological and pedagogical frameworks and to discuss the benefits and disadvantages of using a language e-textbook which heavily utilizes linguistic landscape signs. The comparison shows that the e-textbooks’ main technological advantages are hyperlinking, bookmarking, highlighting, annotating, and searching. Their content uncovers pedagogical concepts they both share: (1) authenticity, (2) resourcefulness, (3) connectivism, (4) a focus on text genres. Language in both textbooks is understood in the context of semiotic resources, so knowledge and skills in one language are inextricably linked to awareness of other languages, semiotic consciousness, and multiliteracies. The learning process in both e-textbooks is designed in a way that students interactively create and contribute knowledge and apply them in various real-life situations. There are a few drawbacks of the e-textbooks. First, their current technological do not allow for changing the order, length, or content of chapters, subchapters, or sections. Second, a lack of space for writing answers in e-textbooks, which can be frustrating for students. Third, none of the e-textbooks provides content for the entire study year/course, language level, or national subject standard.

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Linguistic Landscape and Multilingualism

Cited by 13 publications

References 18 publications

The Linguistic Landscape on the Streets of Kuwait: A Challenge to the Concept of Diglossia

The Linguistic Landscape on the Streets of Kuwait: A Challenge to the Concept of Diglossia

Linguistic Landscapes and Minority Languages

Linguistic Landscape Signs in E-Textbooks: Teaching Language as a Compass for Exploring Multimodal Texts, Multilingualism, and Digital Resources

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