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Metaphor

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A metaphor is a trope, or a figure of speech, that directly refers to one thing by mentioning features of another one; an object, or an idea, is viewed as a metaphor which offers people new ways of examining ideas and viewing the world.

ELLA 2.0

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ELLA stands for "Ethnographic Linguistic Landscape Analysis", and 2.0 points to the fact that offline signs are followed through to their online dimensions. ELLA 2.0 is, thus, online-offline Ethnographic Linguistic Landscape Analysis.

Linguistic landscape

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Linguistic landscape is an object of sociolinguistic analysis and comprises publicly visible language samples displayed in a certain area.

The Stylization of Dutch Identity on Social Media

Paper

My Pham

08/03/2024

21 minutes to read

In this article and its second part (an upcoming one), I attempt to shed light on the stylization of the cultural identities of these social media creators by using a multimodal approach.

Beyond the scripts of digital posters: a case study of language ideologies and writing practices in contemporary China

Academic paper

Yan Jia

09/02/2024

31 minutes to read

This article examines how written scripts used by different social actors in digital media are informed by language ideologies in contemporary China.

Disney Parks: COVID-19, surveillant landscapes in the Online-Offline Nexus

Article

Joël Eduard Nicholas Grassère

16/03/2021

11 minutes to read

Covid-19 requires regulation of behavior and Disney have implemented vert and covert surveillance to achieve proper conduct. However, their fans know better.

Linguistic Landscapes in Europe - Alternative city tours?

Article

Irina Jidoveanu

Ralf Cnobloch

Fatima Casio

Alisa Kulishkina

26/05/2023

11 minutes to read

This article highlights both the similarities and the differences between how different ethnic groups express themselves depending on the social, political, historical, and cultural context.

How Semiotic Signs Can Be Both Helpful and Misleading

Article

Jenny de Kleijn

Cristina Sanz Rutherford

23/06/2023

10 minutes to read

This article presents a linguistic landscape analysis of two stores in the Netherlands to see if semiotic signs always reach the goal they were originally intended for.

Using Memes for the Greater Good: A Tale of LGBTQIA+

Article

Ege Okant

Alem Bekle

Giovanni van Leeuwen

Suyun Jeon

19/04/2023

12 minutes to read

This article takes a look at two internet memes, expressing LGBTQAI+ content. Through linguistic landscaping, the three arrows of the memes will be analyzed, to showcase the in-depth meaning, a humorous yet specified meme has.

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?

Sign with two classic pictograms for women's and men's toilet, black on white.

To Pee, or not to Pee? A linguistic landscape analysis of toilet signs in the public sphere

Article

Elise Stegmann

Ot van de Rijzen

Angela Veltman

24/08/2023

14 minutes to read

In this article, we will examine six different pictures of toilet signs in public spaces, intended to be an original alternative to classic toilet signs, and how their understanding is conditional.