Multilingualism in the linguistic landscape of the ancient city of Jerash

IF 1.6 Q1 LINGUISTICS

Asian Englishes Pub Date : 2022-06-09 DOI:10.1080/13488678.2022.2069421

Omar I. S. Alomoush

引用次数: 2

Abstract

ABSTRACT This article examines multilingualism in the linguistic landscape (LL) of the ancient city of Jerash with a concentration on the use of English on signs. The analysis of monolingual and multilingual practices is based on a corpus of 68 signs collected from the historical sites of Jerash. The LL items identified include two main types of signs: official and unofficial tokens. What is remarkable is a high extent of bi/multilingualism with three main languages in use (Arabic, English, and to a lesser degree French). Although Arabic is the official language of Jordan, English enjoys higher visibility than Arabic on unofficial signs and other languages on official signs. The results suggest that English has emerged as the lingua franca in the official tourism discourse.

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杰拉什古城语言景观中的多语言现象

摘要：本文考察了杰拉什古城语言景观中的多语现象，重点研究了英语在标志上的使用。对单语和多语实践的分析是基于从杰拉什历史遗址收集的68个标志的语料库。识别的LL项目包括两种主要类型的标志：官方和非官方代币。值得注意的是，使用三种主要语言（阿拉伯语、英语和程度较低的法语）的双语/多语制程度很高。尽管阿拉伯语是约旦的官方语言，但英语在非官方标志上的知名度高于阿拉伯语，在官方标志上则高于其他语言。研究结果表明，英语已成为官方旅游话语中的通用语。

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Asian Englishes LINGUISTICS-

CiteScore

3.30

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18.80%

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期刊介绍： Asian Englishes seeks to publish the best papers dealing with various issues involved in the diffusion of English and its diversification in Asia and the Pacific. It aims to promote better understanding of the nature of English and the role which it plays in the linguistic repertoire of those who live and work in Asia, both intra- and internationally, and in spoken and written form. The journal particularly highlights such themes as: 1.Varieties of English in Asia – Including their divergence & convergence (phonetics, phonology, prosody, vocabulary, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, discourse, rhetoric) 2.ELT and English proficiency testing vis-a-vis English variation and international use of English 3.English as a language of international and intercultural communication in Asia 4.English-language journalism, literature, and other media 5.Social roles and functions of English in Asian countries 6.Multicultural English and mutual intelligibility 7.Language policy and language planning 8.Impact of English on other Asian languages 9.English-knowing bi- and multilingualism 10.English-medium education 11.Relevance of new paradigms, such as English as a Lingua Franca, to Asian contexts. 12.The depth of penetration, use in various domains, and future direction of English in (the development of) Asian Societies.