Linguistic landscapes in the Netherlands: a study of multilingualism in Amsterdam and Friesland

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Author	L.J. Edelman
Title	Linguistic landscapes in the Netherlands: a study of multilingualism in Amsterdam and Friesland
Promotor	D. Gorter
Co-promotor	U. Ansaldo
Date	01-10-2010
Publisher	LOT
Place	Utrecht
Year	2010
Pages	155
ISBN	978-94-6093-042-3
Faculty	Faculty of Humanities
Institute/dept.	FGw: Amsterdam Center for Language and Communication (ACLC)
Abstract	This dissertation explores the extent to which the linguistic landscape in the Netherlands reflects the languages spoken by the speech community and identifies factors that influence linguistic and semiotic properties of signs. The main finding is that Dutch and English prevail, whereas minority languages have a limited presence in the linguistic landscape.
Language	English
Note	LOT dissertation series no. 261
Document type	Dissertation
Download papers	Thesis Cover Title pages Dankwoord Contents FIgures Tables 1: Introduction 2: Conceptual frameword 3: Sociolinguistic context 4: Methodology 5: Results 6: Summary and discussion Bibliography Appendix A: Codebook Appendix B: Complete list of languages found Appendix C: Characteristics of the establishments Samenvatting Curriculum vitae
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