ERIC Number: EJ1420048
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 39
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ISSN: ISSN-1479-0718
EISSN: EISSN-1747-7530
Multilingual Linguistic Landscape of Cyprus
International Journal of Multilingualism, v21 n2 p823-861 2024
The topic of linguistic landscapes (LLs) is very important in the area of sociolinguistics of multilingual societies. A linguistic landscape reflects the underlying ideologies regarding languages and their speakers, linguistic diversity, language statuses and perceived values. This study investigated multilingual LL of Cyprus under the conceptual framework of Geo-semiotics by implementing an in-depth qualitative and quantitative landscape analysis of visible semiotic signs in public space, trying to interpret their indexicality and deeper layers of meaning in relation to multilingualism situation in the country, the link between discourse and space, as well as the perceptions and attitudes of the Greek Cypriot population towards multilingualism and multilingual LL. We used photographic material in our data collection - 4,200 photos of all geographical areas of Cyprus, which were analysed quantitatively and qualitatively and interpreted in terms of language, arrangement of displayed text and images, LL genre, visual semiotics, placement and surroundings in line with the principles of the symbolic construction of the public space. It was found that sign readers have a positive attitude towards multilingualism and multilingual signs in Cyprus and that the LL in Cyprus is complex and unique and is related to the political economy of language and space.
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Foreign Countries, Semiotics, Language Attitudes, Migration, Cultural Pluralism, Sociolinguistics, Ideology, Geographic Regions, Signs
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Cyprus
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