Linguistic Landscape and Minority Languages  

Oleh:

Cenoz, Jasone ; Gorter, Durk

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: International Journal of Multilingualism (Full Text) vol. 3 no. 1 (2006), page 67-80.
Topik: minority languages; linguistic landscape; English; Frisian; Basque
Fulltext: 03_01_Cenoz.pdf (548.17KB)

Isi artikel

This paper focuses on the linguistic landscape of two streets in two multilingual cities in Friesland (Netherlands) and the Basque Country (Spain) where a minority language is spoken, Basque or Frisian. The paper analyses the use of the minority language (Basque or Frisian), the state language (Spanish or Dutch) and English as an international language on language signs. It compares the use of these languages as related to the differences in language policy regarding the minority language in these two settings and to the spread of English in Europe. The data include over 975 pictures of language signs that were analysed so as to determine the number of languages used, the languages on the signs and the characteristics of bilingual and multilingual signs. The findings indicate that the linguistic landscape is related to the official language policy regarding minority languages and that there are important differences between the two settings.

Opini Anda

Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini!

Kembali