Linguistic Landscapes: A Comparative Study of Urban Multilingualism in Tokyo

by Peter Backhaus

Book Overview

This book is the first comprehensive approach to language on signs and provides a unique research perspective to urban multilingualism. It offers an up-to-date review of previous research, introduces a coherent analytical framework, and applies this framework to a sample of signs collected in Tokyo.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1853599476
• ISBN13: 9781853599477
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.3"