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Linguistic landscapes in the Netherlands: a study of multilingualism in Amsterdam and Friesland

Year: 2010

Type: other

Abstract: This dissertation explores the extent to which the linguistic landscape in the Netherlands reflects the languages spoken by the speech community and identifies factors that influence linguistic and semiotic properties of signs. The main finding is that Dutch and English prevail, whereas minority languages have a limited presence in the linguistic landscape.

Source: UvA-DARE (University of Amsterdam)

Author: Loulou Edelman

Language: English

Topic: Multilingual Education and Policy

Subfield: Linguistics and Language

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1949301323

Cites: 7

Cited by: 35

Related to: 10