Workshop
(The) Writings on the Wall - Linguistic Landscapes as a Research Method
This workshop will serve as a basic introduction to the field of Linguistic Landscapes, the study of public signage. After setting the scope of the field and discussing ways for data collection, we will work on an actual dataset and investigate what written language in public space tells us about language connotation, use patterns and the currencies languages have in a community. In the end, we will summarize our qualitative observations and create a coding manual, facilitating a (potential) quantitative analysis.
Metainfo: No previous knowledge required. Knowledge of German and English welcome, knowledge of further languages very welcome. This workshop will be held in English.