The Linguistic Landscape of the Mediterranean : French and Italian coastal cities /

• Main Authors: Blackwood, Robert J., (Author), Tufi, Stefania, 1963- (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
• Series: Language and globalization.
• Subjects: Languages in contact > Mediterranean Region.; Bilingualism > Mediterranean Region.; Communication > Mediterranean Region.; Language and languages > Globalization.; Mediterrainean region > Languages.; Electronic books.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess

"This book explores the Linguistic Landscapes of ten French and Italian Mediterranean coastal cities, analysing the ways in which the public space is managed by different individuals and groups for a range of purposes. Engaging with scholarship on border studies, insularity, peripherality, cosm...

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• Introduction1. Sketching the Context: France and Italy2. Borders: The Ligurian Sea3. Borders: The Gulfs of Trieste and Lion4. The Islands: Sicily, Sardinia, and Corsica5. Cities: Marseilles and Naples6. English in the Mediterranean7. Conclusions: The Transformative Power of Emplaced Language.