World Englishes and linguistic landscapes

• Main Author: Bolton, Kingsley
• Other Authors: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Humanities::Linguistics
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/93712; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/38404
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The growing intrusion and use of English in the public spaces of the world’s cities alongside national languages and local languages has received increasing attention over the last fifteen years or so. The study of English and other languages in urban public signage has drawn the attention of anthro...