A Panorama of Linguistic Landscape Studies

This much-needed book explores past and present trends in the field of Linguistic Landscape Studies. The reader enters the archaeology of the field and then ventures back into the future. On the way, there is room to get to know the controversies, the dilemmas, the emerging themes, and the secret life of which the emergence and evolution of a research field is made. A book that reads like a novel. * Sílvia Melo-Pfeifer, University of Hamburg, Germany * The book successfully achieves its goal of offering readers a panoramic experience of this rich and evolving field. Whether you are a seasoned researcher or simply curious about the linguistic landscapes that surround us, this book will leave you with a newfound appreciation for the intricate tapestry of languages in our everyday environment. * Selim Ben-Said, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan * Durk Gorter and Jasone Cenoz have created a masterful text that captures the wealth of their knowledge of linguistic landscapes. They have presented a carefully considered and critical overview of the field, including its origins, theoretical approaches, methods and diverse applications. A must-read for all researchers and students of linguistic landscapes. * Corinne A. Seals, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand * ...this weighty tome provides an incredible overview into the field and succeeds in being both macro and micro at the same time, zooming in and out at opportune moments. Most impressive is its inclusion and consideration of a great number of LL studies, no doubt in part aided by a lovingly maintained bibliography of LL research [...] It is certainly an invaluable resource to both current and new researchers in the field, providing inspiration for future research as well as methodological development * Andre Joseph Theng, The University of Edinburgh, UK, Language in Society *