Linguistic Landscape as Symbolic Construction of the Public Space: The Case of Israel

Rafael, Eliezer Ben-; Shohamy, Elana; Amara, Muhammad; Hecht, Nira Trumper-

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“…On the other hand, the event being advertised or indicated is the secondary sign. At first sight, the signs seem discursive, since both are 'top-down' (originating from government and its agencies; see, Ben-Rafael et al 2006;Shohamy et al 2009, among others), expressed in English, and emplaced on the same carrier. However, this symbiotic patterning is chaotic in many ways.…”

Section: Chaotic Symbiosismentioning

confidence: 99%

English in a Nigerian linguistic landscape

Adetunji¹

2015

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Studies on Nigerian contexts have not been greatly documented in the linguistic landscape (LL) literature, despite the country's sociolinguistic significance in Africa. This qualitative study, examines how sign‐producers put layering, an aspect of linguistic landscaping, to meaning‐making uses in Ìbàdàn, a major Nigerian city. By analyzing and illustrating with purposively sampled photographic data, answers were sought to two main questions: (1) how meaningful is layering to the Ìbàdàn linguistic landscape; (2) how does this situation of layered signs align with the literature on layering in linguistic landscape research?

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Section: Chaotic Symbiosismentioning

confidence: 99%

English in a Nigerian linguistic landscape

Adetunji¹

2015

World Englishes

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“…ethnic ornaments, symbols and icons. Signs can be divided into offi cial top-down and private bottom-up ones (Ben Rafael et al 2006, Cenoz & Gorter 2006). In the present research offi cial signs are further classifi ed as signage on and within public administrative institutions and as commercial signage.…”

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confidence: 99%

Visual multilingualism in the Arctic minority context of indigenous urban communities (Enontekiö, Dudinka and Khanty-Mansiysk)

Duray¹,

Horváth²,

Várnai³

2017

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The article summarizes some of the results of research on the current linguistic and cultural identity of the Sámi community in Enontekiö, Finland, of Nenets, Dolgan, Nganasan, Evenki and Enets communities in Dudinka, and of the Mansi community in Khanty-Mansiysk in the Russian Federation. The research focuses on analysing the linguistic landscapes of Enontekiö, Dudinka and Khanty-Mansiysk. The visual materials on linguistic landscape in general, and schoolscape in particular analysed in the paper were collected by the authors during their fi eldworks: 2015 in Hetta, Enontekiö, 2008 in Dudinka, and 2015 in Khanty-Mansiysk. We conclude that there is a direct correspondence between the representation of the minority languages in the broad linguistic landscape of the area and the offi cial language policy of the state in question, the differences observed at the territories under investigation originate from the offi cial language policy in the given state. The only domain of linguistic landscape in all the territories where the minority language is represented on its own or in combination with the majority language is that of educational and cultural institutions. The lack of monolingual minority signs in public spaces can also be the result of the fact that the use of the minority languages in writing is a recent development in all of these communities.

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“…Linguistic landscape (Landry and Bourhis 1997;Shohamy, Ben-Rafael and Barni 2010) research refers to the study of texts in public spaces. Ben-Rafael et al (2006) argue that the analysis of a neighbourhood's LL allows us to make inferences about its character and image, its population and the relationship between public authority and civil society. Shop signs, graffiti and political banners illustrate the role texts play in shaping a neighbourhood's character and reputation.…”

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“…The present paper examines individual LL items in the light of wider questions concerning the neighbourhood's recent development, linking LL research to contemporary debates about urban politics and gentrification. Following Ben-Rafael et al (2006) it assumes that changes in political regimes, in economic conditions and in the social make-up of the residents are reflected in a neighbourhood's linguistic landscape. The LL itself, however, is not only making such changes visible to the public eye, it is also a motor fuelling the process of change: new shops carrying fancy names not only reveal a change in the population structure, they also signal to private investors and those who might think of moving to the neighbourhood that this is an up-and-coming trendy area, ready for new residents.…”

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Commercial discourses, gentrification and citizens’ protest: The linguistic landscape of Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin¹

Papen

2012

Journal of Sociolinguistics

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Since reunification in 1990, Prenzlauer Berg, located in the former East Berlin, has turned from a cheap and neglected area into a popular middle‐class neighbourhood. The area's new character is reflected in its linguistic landscape. These days the signs of posh shops and trendy bars adorn its streets. But alternative views are noticeable too. Graffiti is present even on the most expensively refurbished buildings and residents put up slogans to protest against their flats being refurbished and sold to new owners. This case study of the changing graphic environment of Prenzlauer Berg shows that, despite the strong influence of commercial discourses, the public space remains an area of contestation between civil society, private businesses and the state. The particular approach to linguistic landscape I developed combines textual and visual analysis with interviews with sign producers. This has enabled me to show how the linguistic landscape both reflects as well as shapes social change and urban development in Berlin since reunification. Seit der Wende ist der Prenzlauer Berg, zu DDR Zeiten vernachlässigt und heruntergekommen, zu einem der beliebtesten Stadtteile des neuen Berlins geworden. Der neue Charakter des Kiez, sichtbar an seinen renovierten Häusern und steigenden Mietpreisen, lässt sich auch anhand seiner sprachlichen Landschaft (linguistic landscape) erkennen. Heutzutage bestimmen die aufwendig gestalteten Schilder teurer Geschäfter und schicker Bars Prenzlauer Bergs Strassenbild. Es gibt aber auch andere Stimmen. Bewohner von Häusern, die an Investoren verkauft wurden und denen nun gesteigerte Mieten drohen, protestieren mit Plakaten gegen die Politik der Ankäufer. Fast keine der neu gestrichenen Fassaden ist frei von Graffiti und überall findet man Poster, die zu Demonstrationen und Unterschriftenaktionen aufforden. Ausgehend von Fotografien und Interviews mit den Autoren von Schildern, Plakaten und Transparenten zeigt der vorliegende Artikel, dass der öffentliche Raum – die Strasse – trotz der Dominanz kommerziellen Diskurse, ein Bereich bleibt, in dem Staat, private Inverstoren und bürgerliche Gesellschaft aufeinander treffen und ihre – oftmals im Konflikt zueinander stehenden – Meinungen zum Ausdruck bringen. [German]

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Linguistic Landscape as Symbolic Construction of the Public Space: The Case of Israel

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English in a Nigerian linguistic landscape

English in a Nigerian linguistic landscape

Visual multilingualism in the Arctic minority context of indigenous urban communities (Enontekiö, Dudinka and Khanty-Mansiysk)

Commercial discourses, gentrification and citizens’ protest: The linguistic landscape of Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin¹

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Linguistic Landscape as Symbolic Construction of the Public Space: The Case of Israel

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English in a Nigerian linguistic landscape

English in a Nigerian linguistic landscape

Visual multilingualism in the Arctic minority context of indigenous urban communities (Enontekiö, Dudinka and Khanty-Mansiysk)

Commercial discourses, gentrification and citizens’ protest: The linguistic landscape of Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin1

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