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The Linguistic Landscape of the Valencian Community: A Comparative Analysis of Bilingual and Multilingual Signs in Three Different Areas
Lucía Bellés-calverasubject
lcsh:Language and Literatureminority languageLinguistics and Languageeducation.field_of_studyLingüísticamultilingualismFirst languagePopulationForeign languagelanguage contactbilingualismLanguage and LinguisticsLinguisticsLanguage contactlcsh:PMultilingualismSociologyLlenguatge i llengües AdquisicióeducationNeuroscience of multilingualismMinority languagelinguistic landscapeLinguistic landscapedescription
During the last decades, the promotion of multilingualism has been key when designing linguistic policies in Europe. Previous research studies have focused on how languages are employed in fields such as education, media, and urban sites, among others. Bearing all this in mind, the aim of this paper is to analyse the linguistic landscapes of three municipalities located in a bilingual region in Spain, that of the Valencian Community. Thus, issues such as language contact, language dominance, and the languages used by a number of institutions on private and public signs were examined. As for the method, over 140 pictures of language signs were taken in order to examine language contact, language dominance, and the influence of official and foreign languages on private and public signs. The results suggest that the presence of languages may vary depending on the population living in these settings, the citizens&rsquo
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| 2019-06-16 | Languages |