Linguistic Landscape and Minority Languages
@article{Cenoz2006LinguisticLA, title={Linguistic Landscape and Minority Languages}, author={Jasone Cenoz and Durk Gorter}, journal={International Journal of Multilingualism}, year={2006}, volume={3}, pages={67 - 80} }
This paper focuses on the linguistic landscape of two streets in two multilingual cities in Friesland (Netherlands) and the Basque Country (Spain) where a minority language is spoken, Basque or Frisian. The paper analyses the use of the minority language (Basque or Frisian), the state language (Spanish or Dutch) and English as an international language on language signs. It compares the use of these languages as related to the differences in language policy regarding the minority language in…
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