The Linguistic Landscape of the Mediterranean: French and Italian Coastal Cities (Language and Globalization)

This book explores the Linguistic Landscapes of ten French and Italian Mediterranean coastal cities. The authors address the national languages, the regional languages and dialects, migrant languages, and the English language, as they collectively mark the public space. This Book Explores The Linguistic Landscapes Of Ten French And Italian Mediterranean Coastal Cities, Analysing The Ways In Which The Public Space Is Managed By Different Individuals And Groups For A Range Of Purposes. Engaging With Scholarship On Border Studies, Insularity, Peripherality, Cosmopolitanism, And Social Representations, Blackwood And Tufi Test The Ways In Which Research Beyond Sociolinguistics Can Meaningfully Inform Linguistic Landscape Studies. The Authors Privilege Four Specific Perspectives, Namely The Visibility Of National Languages, The Claiming Of Space For Regional Languages And Dialects, The Creation Of Transnational Spaces For Migrant Languages, And The Role Of English In Cosmopolitan Place-making. Drawing On Their Own Data From Along The Mediterranean Shoreline, Blackwood And Tufi Provide The First In-depth And Cross-referenced Examination Of Written Language Use In The Public Space In Perpignan, Trieste, Nice, Monaco, Genoa, Palermo, Cagliari, Ajaccio, Marseilles, And Naples-- An Introduction To Mediterranean Linguistic Landscapes -- Sketching The Context: France And Italy -- The Linguistic Landscapes Of The Ligurian Sea -- Peripherality In The Border Areas: Trieste And Northern Catalonia -- Insularity In The Linguistic Landscapes Of Sicily, Sardinia, And Corsica -- Social Representations Of Marseilles And Naples' Linguistic Landscapes -- Cosmpolitan Linguistic Landscapes Of The Mediterranean -- Conclusions: The Transformative Power Of Emplaced Language. Robert J.blackwood, University Of Liverpool, Uk ; Stefania Tufi University Of Liverpool, Uk. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 219-239) And Index. "This book explores the Linguistic Landscapes of ten French and Italian Mediterranean coastal cities, analysing the ways in which the public space is managed by different individuals and groups for a range of purposes. Engaging with scholarship on border studies, insularity, peripherality, cosmopolitanism, and social representations, Blackwood and Tufi test the ways in which research beyond sociolinguistics can meaningfully inform Linguistic Landscape studies. The authors privilege four specific perspectives, namely the visibility of national languages, the claiming of space for regional languages and dialects, the creation of transnational spaces for migrant languages, and the role of English in cosmopolitan place-making. Drawing on their own data from along the Mediterranean shoreline, Blackwood and Tufi provide the first in-depth and cross-referenced examination of written language use in the public space in Perpignan, Trieste, Nice, Monaco, Genoa, Palermo, Cagliari, Ajaccio, Marseilles, and Naples"-- Provided by publisher Front Matter....Pages i-xv An Introduction to Mediterranean Linguistic Landscapes....Pages 1-17 Sketching the Contexts: Italy and France....Pages 18-40 The Linguistic Landscapes of the Ligurian Sea....Pages 41-74 Peripherality in the Border Areas: Trieste and Northern Catalonia....Pages 75-103 Insularity in the Linguistic Landscapes of Sicily, Sardinia, and Corsica....Pages 104-148 Social Representations of Marseilles and Naples’ Linguistic Landscapes....Pages 149-177 Cosmopolitan Linguistic Landscapes of the Mediterranean....Pages 178-204 Conclusions: The Transformative Power of Emplaced Language....Pages 205-214 Back Matter....Pages 215-246 Machine generated contents note: Introduction1. Sketching the Context: France and Italy2. Borders: The Ligurian Sea3. Borders: The Gulfs of Trieste and Lion4. The Islands: Sicily, Sardinia, and Corsica5. Cities: Marseilles and Naples6. English in the Mediterranean7. Conclusions: The Transformative Power of Emplaced Language.