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Publication details [#56702]

Taylor-Leech, Kerry. 2012. Language choice as an index of identity: linguistic landscape in Dili, Timor-Leste. The International Journal of Multilingualism 9 (1) : 15–34.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

identity negotiation | language choice | language policy | sign | sociolinguistics

Place, Publisher

Routledge

Annotation

Discussing the iconicity, indexicality and visual grammar of (non-)official public signs, this paper demonstrates how language choice displays social and national identity in the current inguistic landscape of the capital city of Dili (Timor-Leste).