Prolegomena to the Field of Linguistic Landscape: The-State-of-the-Art Paper
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to get comprehensive insights into the epistemology of the new field of enquiry, linguistic landscape, which deals with language visibility in both physical and virtual public spaces. The existing literature has been scrutinized to define the field in terms of the scope of the field, theory and methodology. Special emphasis has been placed on the perspectives taken by researchers during its two-decade-long history. These perspectives have been categorized under certain umbrella terms among which are theoretical, methodological, ideological, and others. It is hoped this paper will help especially those new to the field see the whole picture rather than discrete fragments.
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Primary Language
English
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Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Javanshir Shibliyev
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0000-0001-9857-3250
Publication Date
July 30, 2019
Submission Date
August 4, 2014
Acceptance Date
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Published in Issue
Year 2019 Number: 90
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