Sign language: interpreting the linguistic landscape of a Manitoba town

dc.contributor.authorPhillips, Cindy
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeEnns, Charlotte (Educational Administration, Foundations and Psychology)Lutfiyya, Zana (Education) Smith, Karen (Educational Administration, Foundations and Psychology)en_US
dc.contributor.supervisorKouritzin, Sandra (Curriculum, Teaching and Learning)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-01-13T20:23:21Z
dc.date.available2012-01-13T20:23:21Z
dc.date.issued2012-01-13
dc.degree.disciplineCurriculum, Teaching and Learningen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Education (M.Ed.)en_US
dc.description.abstractLinguistic Landscape refers to linguistic objects that mark the public space (Gorter, 2006). The focal point of this research project is to examine how the informational and symbolic messages conveyed through the Linguistic Landscape (LL) portray the personality, language attitudes, and culture of a rural town; Carman, Manitoba. Since people play an active role in designing the LL, this research project was designed to accurately describe a rural Manitoba town through analysis of the language and symbols found in the landscape as representative of it as a community. By implementing an ethnographic approach utilizing critical language study (CLS) (Fairclough, 2001) and a communication framework (Hymes, 1972) this paper argues that the language used in the public space cannot be ignored or taken for granted. The language that is used on signs in public spaces is evidence of this. It manifests itself in power of the language used for communication, capitalism, values and lifestyles, and inclusion and exclusion of the population.en_US
dc.description.noteFebruary 2012en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/5088
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectlinguistic landscapeen_US
dc.subjectcritical language studyen_US
dc.titleSign language: interpreting the linguistic landscape of a Manitoba townen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
local.subject.manitobayesen_US
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