The Language of the English Street Sign

Vivian Cook

Published by Multilingual Matters 2022

The Language of the English Street Sign

Vivian Cook

https://doi.org/10.21832/9781800414570

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About this book

This book opens readers’ eyes to something they see all the time but take for granted: street signs. It is a portrait of the signs on modern English streets: what they look like, who and what they are for, how they link to English history and how they form part of life in multilingual England today.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
1 Describing Street Signs Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2 The Writing System of the Street Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	25
3 The Language System of the Street Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	56
4 The Material of the Street Sign Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	85
5 Naming the Street Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	105
6 Controlling Signs Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	121
7 Connotations of Letter Forms in Street Signs Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	137
8 Street Signs in Other Language Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	161
9 The Nature of Street Signs Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	181
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	187
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	197

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Pages
- Main content: 272
Keywords: Bilingualism & multilingualism; Migration, immigration & emigration; Sociolinguistics

eBook

Published: March 21, 2022
ISBN: 9781800414570