Linguistic landscapes on the other side of the border: signs, language and the construction of cultural identity in Transnistria

@article{Muth2014LinguisticLO,
  title={Linguistic landscapes on the other side of the border: signs, language and the construction of cultural identity in Transnistria},
  author={Sebastian Muth},
  journal={International Journal of the Sociology of Language},
  year={2014},
  volume={2014},
  pages={25 - 46}
}
  • S. Muth
  • Published 1 May 2014
  • Sociology
  • International Journal of the Sociology of Language
Abstract In 1992, Transnistria emerged as a de facto independent political entity, not recognized internationally. Russian emerged as a strong marker of a distinct cultural and political identity and as a powerful tool of separation from Moldova. Officially, Transnistria is trilingual in Russian, Ukrainian and Romanian (Moldovan) written in Cyrillic script, yet Russian is the language of choice for most inhabitants. This article presents a linguistic landscape study that sheds light on language… 
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