The Bloomsbury Handbook of Linguistic Landscapes (Bloomsbury Handbooks)

Presenting a detailed examination of the origins, evolutions, and state-of-the-art of linguistic landscape research, The Bloomsbury Handbook of Linguistic Landscapes is a comprehensive guide to the burgeoning field of linguistic landscapes and the study of meaning and interpretation in public spaces and settings. Providing a thorough synopsis of the theories, methodologies, and objects of study which inflect linguistic landscape research across the world, this book is the ideal companion for both new and experienced readers interested in the processes of communication in public spaces across diverse settings and from a broad range of perspectives. Through a wide selection of case studies and original research, the handbook highlights the global reach of linguistic landscape theories and practices. Scrutinising an array of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methodological approaches for analysing a wide spectrum of meaning-making phenomena, it investigates semiosis in contexts ranging from graffiti and street signs to tattoos and literature, visible across a variety of sites, including city centres, rural settings, schools, protest marches, museums, war-torn landscapes, and the internet. Presenting a detailed examination of the origins, evolutions, and state-of-the-art of linguistic landscape research, The Bloomsbury Handbook of Linguistic Landscapes is a comprehensive guide to the to the burgeoning field of linguistic landscapes and the study of meaning and interpretation in public spaces and settings. Providing a thorough synopsis of the theories, methodologies, and objects of study which vary linguistic landscape research across the world, this book is the ideal companion for both new and experienced readers interested in the processes of communication in public spaces across diverse settings and from a broad range of perspectives. Through a wide range of case studies and original research, the handbook highlights the global reach of linguistic landscape theories and practices. Scrutinising an array of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methodological approaches for analysing a wide spectrum of meaning-making phenomena, it investigates semiosis in contexts ranging from graffiti and street signs to tattoos and literature, visible across a variety of sites, including city centres, rural settings, schools, protest marches, museums, war-torn landscapes, and the internet. Half Title Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Contents Figures Tables Contributors Acknowledgements Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Linguistic Landscapes Part I: Approaches and Methods Chapter 3: Qualitative Methods Chapter 4: Quantitative and Computational Approaches Chapter 5: Videography Chapter 6: Digital Approaches Part II: Contemporary Areas for Research Chapter 7: Affect Chapter 8: Art Chapter 9: Bodies, Skinscapes and Autoethnography Chapter 10: Borderscapes Chapter 11: The City Chapter 12: Education Chapter 13: Ethnic Spaces Chapter 14: Extreme Landscapes Chapter 15: Gender and Sexuality Chapter 16: Language Learning Chapter 17: Language Policy Chapter 18: Linguistic Awareness, Rights, and Activism Chapter 19: Minority Languages Chapter 20: Memorialization Chapter 21: Multilingualism Chapter 22: Protest and Dissent Chapter 23: The Rural Chapter 24: Touring Warscapes Chapter 25: (Eco)Tourism Part III: Future Directions in Linguistic Landscapes Chapter 26: Literature and the Creative Arts Chapter 27: Familyscapes, Multilingualism and Family Language Policy Chapter 28: The Offline–Online Nexus Chapter 29: Settler Colonialism and Acts of Decoloniality Index