Signs of multilingualism in Tokyo - a diachronic look at the linguistic landscape
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4178364 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter Backhaus (0000-0003-1273-5808, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 2005 |
| Issue | 175-176 |
| Publication date | 2005-01-18 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of the Sociology of Language (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0165-2516 • E-ISSN: 1613-3668 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/ijsl.2005.2005.175-176.103 |
| OpenAlex | W2051402804 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 48 |
| References cited | 7 |
This article examines multilingual signs in the streets of Tokyo. It focuses on the diachronic development of Tokyo’s linguistic landscape since the early 1990s. Based on data gained in the course of an empirical study in 2003, it will be demonstrated how the coexistence of older and newer types of signs allows for the detection and reconstruction of ongoing changes in language use patterns. Results suggest an increase in linguistic heterogeneity with regard to (1) languages and scripts contained on the signs; (2) amount of multilingual information; (3) foreign language proficiency; and (4) proportion of languages and scripts
Linguistic landscape · Linguistics · Multilingualism · Scripting language · Sociology · Computer Science · History · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity · Multilingual Education and Policy · Philosophy
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| Unique citing works | 48 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,4 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2026 (21) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 35 |