Overview

This book provides a forum for theoretical, methodological and empirical contributions to research on language(s), multimodality and public space, which will advance new ways of understanding the sociocultural, ideological and historical role of communication practices and experienced lives in a globalised world. Linguistic Landscape is viewed as a metaphor and expanded to include a wide variety of discursive modalities: imagery, non-verbal communication, silence, tactile and aural communication, graffiti, smell, etc. The chapters in this book cover a range of geographical locations, and capture the history, motives, uses, causes, ideologies, communication practices and conflicts of diverse forms of languages as they may be observed in public spaces of the physical environment. The book is anchored in a variety of theories, methodologies and frameworks, from economics, politics and sociology to linguistics and applied linguistics, literacy and education, cultural geography and human rights.

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Author:   Martin Pütz ,  Neele-Frederike Mundt
Publisher:   Multilingual Matters
Imprint:   Multilingual Matters
Dimensions:   Width: 17.40cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 24.50cm
Weight:   0.905kg
ISBN:  

9781788922159

ISBN 10:   1788922158
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   20 December 2018
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Foreword Notes on Contributors Martin Pütz and Neele Mundt: Multilingualism, Multimodality and Methodology: Linguistic Landscape Research in the Context of Assemblages, Ideologies and (In)visibility – An Introduction Part 1: General Issues, Methodology and LL as a Pedagogical Resource Chapter 1. Elana Shohamy: Linguistic Landscape after a Decade: An Overview of Themes, Debates and Future Directions Chapter 2. Durk Gorter: Methods and Techniques for Linguistic Landscape Research: About Definitions, Core Issues and Technological Innovations Chapter 3. David Malinowski: Learning To Translate Linguistic Landscape Part 2: Broadening the Field of Semiotic Landscapes: Semiotic Assemblages, Multimodality and Contemporary Urban Spaces Chapter 4. Alastair Pennycook: Linguistic Landscapes and Semiotic Assemblages Chapter 5. Adam Jaworski: The Art of Silence in Upmarket Spaces of Commerce Chapter 6. Christine Domke: Multimodality in the City: On the Media, Perception and Locatedness of Public Textscapes Chapter 7. Ying-Hsueh Hu: Multilingual Audio Announcements: Power and Identity Part 3: Expanding LL Studies: Power Relations, Acts of Resilience and Diachronic Changes Chapter 8. Karsten Legère and Tove Rosendal: Linguistic Landscapes and the African Perspective Chapter 9. Sabine Diao-Klaeger and Rosalie Zongo: Slogans as Part of Burkina Faso’s Linguistic Landscape during the Insurrection in 2014 Chapter 10. Isabelle Buchstaller and Seraphim Alvanides: Investigating the Bilingual Landscape of the Marshall Islands Chapter 11. Irina Moore: Linguistic, Ethnic and Cultural Tensions in the Sociolinguistic Landscape of Vilnius: A Diachronic Analysis Chapter 12. Evelyn Ziegler, Ulrich Schmitz and Haci-Halil Uslucan: Attitudes towards Visual Multilingualism in the Linguistic Landscape of the Ruhr Area                                         

Reviews

[This book] offers a collection of convincing arguments for broadening our thinking around LL. As the field has opened in the past 10 years to broader understandings of semiotic landscapes, it has the potential to continue to expand and to include other communicative forms, while still strengthening the interdisciplinary theoretical frames and contributing to our understanding of the world around us. -- Deirdre Dunlevy, Queen's University Belfast, UK * Linguistic Landscape 5:3 * The volume is well-structured, easy to read and provides the reader with fascinating and original data on LL [...] I would particularly like to draw the reader's attention to the contributions included in Part 3 of the volume, which enhance our understanding of LL in under-examined areas, such as East and West Africa, and fill a significant gap in the literature. -- Angeliki Alvanoudi, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece * Punctum, 5(1) 2019 * This volume changes the landscape of Linguistic Landscapes research. It widens the disciplinary space, ploughs deep into theoretical soil, shines the light on budding ideas, and grows an orchard of fresh intellectual fruits. * Hans-Georg Wolf, University of Potsdam, Germany * This fascinating volume makes a substantial contribution to the study of the linguistic landscape. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, it brings together thought-provoking theories and research methodologies. It is a must-read not only for scholars but for all those interested in the study of language in the public space. * Jasone Cenoz, University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU, Spain * This volume makes a dynamic contribution to the developing field of Linguistic Landscape research. Using insights from around the world, the authors show novel and imaginative ways of renegotiating concepts of 'language' and 'landscape' in the light of multimodality, language power and conflict, discourse, and translation within a changing global culture. * Jeffrey L. Kallen, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland *

This volume changes the landscape of Linguistic Landscapes research. It widens the disciplinary space, ploughs deep into theoretical soil, shines the light on budding ideas, and grows an orchard of fresh intellectual fruits. * Hans-Georg Wolf, University of Potsdam, Germany * This fascinating volume makes a substantial contribution to the study of the linguistic landscape. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, it brings together thought-provoking theories and research methodologies. It is a must-read not only for scholars but for all those interested in the study of language in the public space. * Jasone Cenoz, University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU, Spain * This volume makes a dynamic contribution to the developing field of Linguistic Landscape research. Using insights from around the world, the authors show novel and imaginative ways of renegotiating concepts of 'language' and 'landscape' in the light of multimodality, language power and conflict, discourse, and translation within a changing global culture. * Jeffrey L. Kallen, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland *

Author Information

Martin Pütz is Professor of English Linguistics at University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany. His research interests include applied cognitive linguistics, linguistic landscapes and multilingualism in Africa. Neele Mundt is Lecturer in English Linguistics at University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany. Her research interests include multilingualism, language attitudes and identity, and language and education in Cameroon.

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