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ERIC Number: EJ1446803
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 14
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EISSN: EISSN-1307-4733
The Multilingual Signscape of Ankara: Reflections from a Linguistic Landscape Study
Ogulcan Yavuz; Eda Balakbabalar; Gökçe Selen; Özgenaz Morova; Melike Unal Gezer
Novitas-ROYAL (Research on Youth and Language), v18 n2 p117-130 2024
Linguistic landscape studies (LLS) involve analyzing public signs in specific areas (e.g., streets, entire cities) to reveal the socio-cultural and sociolinguistic structures present. Turkey has been influenced by various cultures, particularly following the refugee influx starting in 2011 and recent internationalization efforts. Such social phenomenon's linguistic repercussions on multiculturalism, linguistic diversity, and vitality is an underexplored area. Therefore, this study explores the linguistic landscape of Turkey's capital, Ankara, to understand the extent of multilingualism in public spaces. Over a year, 1,291 signs were photographed across central areas of Ankara. Researchers were trained to ensure data collection, sorting, and analysis consistency. The study employed descriptive statistics with a quantitative approach to analyze language choice and prominence. Findings revealed that the linguistic landscape of Ankara was mainly Turkish monolingual and English-Turkish bilingual. The study's implications are mainly for language teacher educators,so they embed linguistically aware language teacher education models, and for language education policymakers, they incorporate authentic, multimodal, and multilingual LL to English as a foreign language education.
Children's Research Center-Turkey. Via Tower Is Merkezi, Bestepeler Mahallesi, Nergiz Sokak No 7-35 Sögütözü, Ankara 06530, Turkey. Tel: +90-312-2190219; Fax: +90-312-2190321; e-mail: submissions@novitasroyal.org; Web site: https://www.novitasroyal.org/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey (Ankara)
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