linguistic landscape analysis

A dangerous translation: A case study of the Japanese periphery

Article

Catalina Amengual Ripoll

Ekaterina Gribkova

Hannah Dragon

Eef Janssen

17/11/2020

11 minutes to read

Even though international exchange has increased enormously over the past years, mistranslations are still not uncommon - but what if a mistranslation might actually lead to danger? Like being attacked by a wild bear in the middle of Japan?

The linguistic landscape of Maastricht

Article

j.e.n.grassere@uvt.nl Grassère

Simon Moser

Öykü Topalan

Hou Fai Ao

Meiyi Su

26/11/2019

11 minutes to read

Old factory signs, preserved French hotel names and signs in the local dialect paint Maastricht's rich linguistic landscape. An analysis of three examples showcases how the city's history and current developments are embedded in public signs.

Protestscapes and the art of protesting in Romania

Article

Ioana Pisaltu

05/12/2017

16 minutes to read

In this article I introduce the concept of "protestscape" as a language of mobility that employs rich semiotic resources within the context of protest. In doing so I focus on the anti-corruption demonstrations in Romania (January - February 2017).