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2020 Vol. 5, No. 4
Published: 2020-07-10

 
1 Contemporary Chinese in a Linguist’s Eyes
You Rujie
2020 Vol. 5 (4): 1-1 [Abstract] ( 0 ) HTML (1 KB)  PDF  (0 KB)  ( 0 )
5 Interdisciplinary Views on Language: Recitation Artists on Language and Language Use
Yao Xijuan/Qu Xianhe/Wu Jing’an/Yu Tongyun
The Imagination in Recitation Art … Yao Xijuan
Three Key Factors of Recitation Art … Qu Xianhe
Emotion as the Recitation Foundation … Wu Jing’an
Some Tentative Views on ‘Talking’ as a Language Art in Chinese Traditional Culture … Yu Tongyun
2020 Vol. 5 (4): 5-10 [Abstract] ( 0 ) HTML (1 KB)  PDF  (0 KB)  ( 0 )
13 Linguistic Landscapes: Introducing a Field of Studies
Durk Gorter
DOI: 10.19689/j.cnki.cn10-1361/h.20200401
This article aims to provide a short introduction to the emerging field of Linguistic Landscape Studies. It starts off by providing a definition of linguistic landscape and a short history of the field. The second part summarizes the ten most important edited books in order to provide a basic overview. It further mentions the specialized journal ‘Linguistic Landscape’ and the dedicated online bibliography. A summary is given of the qualitative ethnographic approach and the quantitative variationist approach as the two main methodological approaches. The third part gives an outline of the main points of projects on important themes like the spread of English or language policy or studies in educational contexts. Thereafter some of the challenges to the field are presented, among those, its theoretical heterogeneity and some methodological issues such as the unit of analysis and the dynamic nature of the signs. Mixed methods are seen as a way forward. In the final part future perspectives are discussed among which technologically innovative displays of language, Augmented Reality, but also issues around contestation and power or topics like language diversity and multilingualism. The expectation is that the field of linguistic landscape studies will continue to develop new and creative approaches.
2020 Vol. 5 (4): 13-22 [Abstract] ( 0 ) HTML (1 KB)  PDF  (0 KB)  ( 0 )
23 The Linguistic Landscape of a Czech Heritage Site: Recording and Presenting the Past and Present of Hrubý Rohozec
Neil Bermel and Luděk Knittl
DOI: 10.19689/j.cnki.cn10-1361/h.20200402
In this study, we examine the linguistic landscape of Hrubý Rohozec, a stately home in the Czech Republic and that of the surrounding town of Turnov. In doing so, we suggest how and why the practices of signage and display differ functionally and ideologically from the practices in the surrounding town. The history of the building, the nature of the information conveyed, the projected audience and ideological stances towards them and towards the home’s history all contribute to a complex picture facing the observer.
2020 Vol. 5 (4): 23-36 [Abstract] ( 0 ) HTML (1 KB)  PDF  (0 KB)  ( 0 )
37 Peripheral Linguistic Landscape: Sign Types, Features and Research Perspectives
Shang Guowen and Zhou Xianwu
DOI: 10.19689/j.cnki.cn10-1361/h.20200403
Linguistic landscape studies mainly examine the social meanings underlying the visible representation of multiple languages and scripts in public space. While the typical, static and situated signs have long been the central focus in relevant research, the untypical and peripheral signs are receiving increasing academic attention particularly in the past decade. Based on published literature on the meaning-makings of untypical signs, this paper makes an overview of the topics and perspectives of peripheral linguistic landscape research with a purpose to advance sociolinguistic researchers’ understanding of the sociopolitical significance and functions of semiotic assemblages in urban life. It shows that the multimodal languages/symbols displayed on demonstration slogans, mobile advertisement, graffiti, street art, T-shirt, webpages and train/bus announcements are all public discourses in the city space, and their defining features vis-à-vis typical signs include mobility, short-livedness, multimodality and transgressiveness. The peripheral linguistic landscape can be explored from the perspectives of dialogism, urban politics, multilingualism, language power and place semiotics to reveal the language ideologies and sociocultural realities behind the language choice and display. This overview may be helpful for researchers to gain insights into the social semiotic value of peripheral linguistic landscape, and open new horizons for China’s linguistic landscape study.
2020 Vol. 5 (4): 37-47 [Abstract] ( 0 ) HTML (1 KB)  PDF  (0 KB)  ( 0 )
48 New Approaches, Methodologies and Theoretical Developments of Linguistic Landscape Studies
Zhang Tianwei
DOI: 10.19689/j.cnki.cn10-1361/h.20200404
Linguistic landscape is an important field at the intersection between sociolinguistics and sociology of language. This paper reviews the classic literature and the latest research achievements in the international context first, and then provides an overview of the traditional and latest approaches, methods and theoretical developments in linguistic landscape. The new approaches focus on topics such as X-Scapes, gender and sexuality. Apart from the employment of traditional qualitative and quantitative research methods, the adoption of modern language technologies, such as psycholinguistic experiments and APP, is also advocated in linguistic landscape area. A growing trend of diversification is observed in the theoretical development of linguistic landscape, with various theoretical models and frameworks based on semiotics and multilingualism having emerged. Finally, the paper reviews current linguistic landscape research in China and indicates the directions possible for future studies.
2020 Vol. 5 (4): 48-60 [Abstract] ( 0 ) HTML (1 KB)  PDF  (0 KB)  ( 0 )
61 Linguistic Landscape of an Urban Village and the Identity of Migrant Workers: An Empirical Study of Shipai Village in Guangzhou
Liu Hui
DOI: 10.19689/j.cnki.cn10-1361/h.20200405
The relationship between linguistic landscape and identity construction is underexplored in Chinese linguistic landscape studies. Using a mixed method of data collection, this paper investigates the historical and contemporary linguistic landscape of Shipai Village, the largest urban village in Guangzhou city, and analyses the characteristics of social dialects as well as the residents’ perception of identities. The naming practices of the historical buildings mark out the traditional clan relationship and the emphasis on private school education in the urban village. Predominantly dwelled by migrant workers, Shipai’s language choices in shop names indicate that the migrant workers’ identity construction endeavors through their local languages, cultural markers and hometown symbols. The survey and interview found that the migrant workers had strong identification with their own dialects and cultures, while their belongingness to the host city of Guangzhou and Shipai Village is low. This might be caused by their low social status in the metropolitan city and the difficulty for them to be truly integrated in the urban society. Finally, this paper proposes some strategies to enhance migrant workers’ identification with the host city.
2020 Vol. 5 (4): 61-73 [Abstract] ( 0 ) HTML (1 KB)  PDF  (0 KB)  ( 0 )
74 The Markedness Theory for Linguistic Landscape Research: A Case Study of Beijing 798 Art Zone
DOI: 10.19689/j.cnki.cn10-1361/h.20200406
The Markedness Theory developed by the Prague School in the 1930s has been a seminal theoretical paradigm in research of language structures. This paper is an attempt to apply the Markedness Theory to linguistic landscape studies and provide a new analytical framework for the language uses on signage. Compared to the prevailing quantitative approach to linguistic landscape, the proposed marking paradigm can help researchers to skip the conventional statistical procedures and undertake the thematic analysis straightforwardly. In this paper, the linguistic landscape of Beijing 798 Art Zone is investigated using the Markedness Theory in order to reveal the strategies of languages display by shop proprietors. The analysis shows that the presentation of artistic creativity and cultural significance relies on a variety of marked symbols, wordplay, spatial layouts or materiality. It is argued that the marking paradigm can facilitate the inquiry of subculture in linguistic landscape and the filtration of background noise in linguistic landscape, and its qualitative analysis can offer an in-depth insight into the sociolinguistic realities underneath the “discourse in place”.
2020 Vol. 5 (4): 74-82 [Abstract] ( 0 ) HTML (1 KB)  PDF  (0 KB)  ( 0 )
83 A Systematic Review of Assessment of Chinese Children’s Language Competence
Huang Wenqiao
DOI: 10.19689/j.cnki.cn10-1361/h.20200407
Language plays a central role in people's information exchange and mutual understanding and an irreplaceable role in children's language communication. In line with the operational procedures of the systematic review and based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria, this study conducted three screenings of relevant literature on Chinese children's language competence evaluation from China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang Data and VIP Journal Information Platform (VJIP). Finally, a total of 65 papers of empirical studies were selected for a systematic review. The review shows that current tools for the assessment of Chinese children’s language competence are modelled on the standard reference test. This study proposed three suggestions on the improvement of children's language competence evaluation tool system, comprehensive application of various children language competence evaluation tools, and the development of evaluation tools for special children.
2020 Vol. 5 (4): 83-91 [Abstract] ( 0 ) HTML (1 KB)  PDF  (0 KB)  ( 0 )
92 A Review of Educating Chinese-Heritage Students in the Global-Local Nexus
Yin Xiaorong
DOI: 10.19689/j.cnki.cn10-1361/h.20200408
2020 Vol. 5 (4): 92-96 [Abstract] ( 0 ) HTML (1 KB)  PDF  (0 KB)  ( 0 )
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