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non-linguistic, to create physical boundaries to restrict the mobility of people during the pandemic. However, the findings show
that such practices are ideological; they promote the othering of the tenants, returnees from abroad/outside the valley, and
non-locals. We argue that keeping place and people at the centre of analysis provides a critical framework to widen the scope of
Linguistic Landscapes as a broad visual and semiotic space that embodies the bordering practices and categorization of people and
their impacts on emotions, identities, and sense of belonging.
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