World Englishes and linguistic landscapes
The growing intrusion and use of English in the public spaces of the world’s cities alongside national languages and local languages has received increasing attention over the last fifteen years or so. The study of English and other languages in urban public signage has drawn the attention of anthro...
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| author | Bolton, Kingsley |
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| description | The growing intrusion and use of English in the public spaces of the world’s cities alongside national languages and local languages has received increasing attention over the last fifteen years or so. The study of English and other languages in urban public signage has drawn the attention of anthropologists, cultural theorists, and various scholars in sociolinguistics, many of whom have contributed to a body of research on the topic of ‘linguistic landscapes’. Such work is of direct relevance to world Englishes, as the scope of WE is obviously not simply related to the analysis of particular ‘varieties of English’, but much more besides. Today, the linguistic worlds of young people in particular are becoming increasingly diverse, and the linguistic landscapes of individuals are not simply defined through physical space, but also through electronic space, global travel, media awareness and usage, popular culture, as well as the virtual space of the Internet. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/937122020-03-07T12:10:39Z World Englishes and linguistic landscapes Bolton, Kingsley School of Humanities and Social Sciences DRNTU::Humanities::Linguistics The growing intrusion and use of English in the public spaces of the world’s cities alongside national languages and local languages has received increasing attention over the last fifteen years or so. The study of English and other languages in urban public signage has drawn the attention of anthropologists, cultural theorists, and various scholars in sociolinguistics, many of whom have contributed to a body of research on the topic of ‘linguistic landscapes’. Such work is of direct relevance to world Englishes, as the scope of WE is obviously not simply related to the analysis of particular ‘varieties of English’, but much more besides. Today, the linguistic worlds of young people in particular are becoming increasingly diverse, and the linguistic landscapes of individuals are not simply defined through physical space, but also through electronic space, global travel, media awareness and usage, popular culture, as well as the virtual space of the Internet. Accepted version 2015-08-03T07:06:28Z 2019-12-06T18:44:05Z 2015-08-03T07:06:28Z 2019-12-06T18:44:05Z 2012 2012 Journal Article Bolton, K. (2012). World Englishes and linguistic landscapes. World Englishes, 31(1), 30-33. 0883-2919 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/93712 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/38404 10.1111/j.1467-971X.2011.01748.x en World Englishes © 2012 Blackwell Publishing Ltd. This is the author created version of a work that has been peer reviewed and accepted for publication by World Englishes, Blackwell Publishing Ltd. It incorporates referee’s comments but changes resulting from the publishing process, such as copyediting, structural formatting, may not be reflected in this document. The published version is available at: [http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-971X.2011.01748.x]. 4 p. application/pdf |
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