2 Understanding Taiwan: Sociohistorical and Sociolinguistic Overview

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Figures, Tables and Images ix
4. Preface xiii
5. Part 1: Exploring the Linguistic Ecology
6. 1 Why Study Linguistic Landscapes in Taiwan? 1
7. 2 Understanding Taiwan: Sociohistorical and Sociolinguistic Overview 17
8. 3 Approaches to Understanding Taoyuan City’s MLL 28
9. Part 2: Reading the Linguistic Landscape
10. 4 Regulations and Implementations: A Geosemiotic Look at the MLL 41
11. 5 Exploring MLL in Diverse Spaces 71
12. 6 Code Preference and Multilingual Writing Types in the MLL 111
13. 7 Community Members’ Perceptions of the MLL in Taoyuan City 143
14. 8 Bringing It All Together: What Does It All Mean? 169
15. References 180
16. Index 187