Linguistic Diversity in the Urban Linguistic Landscape of Sibiu

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10.2991/assehr.k.210525.001How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Sibiu, Linguistic landscape, multilingualism, public signs

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to present, categorize and describe the linguistic landscape of Sibiu, by capturing the visible presence of the languages in that area. It examines the use of different languages in the public space of Sibiu, comparing the use of the state language (Romanian) to the use of the minority languages (German and Hungarian). As for the method, over 140 pictures of language signs were analysed, in order to identify the languages used, dividing them into categories according to the discourse type. Special attention will be given to the distinction between official and nonofficial multilingual signs.

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© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Adeline-Alexandra Berdie
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/05/27
TI  - Linguistic Diversity in the Urban Linguistic Landscape of Sibiu
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on New Trends in Languages, Literature and Social Communications (ICNTLLSC 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 1
EP  - 7
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.210525.001
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.210525.001
ID  - Berdie2021
ER  -