Chapter 8. The linguistic landscape of the Raval
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José Antonio Jódar-Sánchez
Abstract
The research presented in this chapter has three purposes. The first purpose is to propose a new taxonomy of the linguistic landscape with two overarching functions, the emblematic and instrumental ones. The second purpose is to show that Google Maps provides no advantage over a physical documentation of signage in synchronic studies. The third purpose is to analyze the mismatch between languages in commercial signage and the languages spoken in stores of the Raval neighborhood and other areas of Ciutat Vella in Barcelona. It is advised that the Llei de política lingüística, or Catalan Language Act, is adapted to contexts of high influx of immigrants to reflect their sociolinguistic reality and to avoid a perception of Catalan as a fossilized language.
Abstract
The research presented in this chapter has three purposes. The first purpose is to propose a new taxonomy of the linguistic landscape with two overarching functions, the emblematic and instrumental ones. The second purpose is to show that Google Maps provides no advantage over a physical documentation of signage in synchronic studies. The third purpose is to analyze the mismatch between languages in commercial signage and the languages spoken in stores of the Raval neighborhood and other areas of Ciutat Vella in Barcelona. It is advised that the Llei de política lingüística, or Catalan Language Act, is adapted to contexts of high influx of immigrants to reflect their sociolinguistic reality and to avoid a perception of Catalan as a fossilized language.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Acknowledgements vii
- List of contributors ix
- Introduction 1
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Part I. Linguistic landscape and people’s identities
- Chapter 1. Language use and identity negotiation in the linguistic landscape of Chipilo, Mexico 19
- Chapter 2. A changing landscape of voseo in Medellín? 45
- Chapter 3. Ethnolinguistic vitality and linguistic landscape 73
- Chapter 4. Ideologies in the linguistic landscape 105
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Part II. Contesting the linguistic landscape of public space
- Chapter 5. Urban discourse and civil resistance against gender-based violence in Madrid 135
- Chapter 6. Armed conflict and resistance in indigenous Colombia 159
- Chapter 7. The Escondido swap meet 183
- Chapter 8. The linguistic landscape of the Raval 215
- Chapter 9. Reframing the question of correlation between the local linguistic population and urban signage 239
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Part III. Language commodification in the linguistic landscape
- Chapter 10. Languages to buy and sell 269
- Chapter 11. An analysis of how business owners use Valencian and Spanish in the linguistic landscape 293
- Chapter 12. Linguistic Landscape in Otavalo 313
- Chapter 13. Donde su visión se hace realidad 341
- Chapter 14. The act of naming in the Hispanic linguistic landscape of Milan 365
- Index 393
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Acknowledgements vii
- List of contributors ix
- Introduction 1
-
Part I. Linguistic landscape and people’s identities
- Chapter 1. Language use and identity negotiation in the linguistic landscape of Chipilo, Mexico 19
- Chapter 2. A changing landscape of voseo in Medellín? 45
- Chapter 3. Ethnolinguistic vitality and linguistic landscape 73
- Chapter 4. Ideologies in the linguistic landscape 105
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Part II. Contesting the linguistic landscape of public space
- Chapter 5. Urban discourse and civil resistance against gender-based violence in Madrid 135
- Chapter 6. Armed conflict and resistance in indigenous Colombia 159
- Chapter 7. The Escondido swap meet 183
- Chapter 8. The linguistic landscape of the Raval 215
- Chapter 9. Reframing the question of correlation between the local linguistic population and urban signage 239
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Part III. Language commodification in the linguistic landscape
- Chapter 10. Languages to buy and sell 269
- Chapter 11. An analysis of how business owners use Valencian and Spanish in the linguistic landscape 293
- Chapter 12. Linguistic Landscape in Otavalo 313
- Chapter 13. Donde su visión se hace realidad 341
- Chapter 14. The act of naming in the Hispanic linguistic landscape of Milan 365
- Index 393