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The Linguistic Landscape of Covid-19
Edited by Jackie Jia Lou, David Malinowski and Amiena Peck
[Linguistic Landscape 8:2/3] 2022
► pp. 123–130
Introduction

The Linguistic Landscape of Covid-19

| Birkbeck, University of London
| San José State University
| University of the Western Cape
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Linguistic Landscape as semiotic event
  • 3.Linguistic Landscape as spatial resource
  • 4.Linguistic Landscape as affective discourse
  • 5.Conclusions and methodological reflections
  • References
Published online: 1 September 2022
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