(0)
(0)
(0)
(0)
(0)Philip Seargeant
Author
Description
This book examines the ways in which English is conceptualised as a global language in Japan and considers how the resultant language ideologies—drawn in part from universal discourses; in part from context-specific trends in social history—inform the relationships that people in Japan have towards the language. The book analyses the specific nature of the language's symbolic meaning in Japan, and how this meaning is expressed and negotiated in...
2) Political Activism in the Linguistic Landscape: Or, how to use Public Space as a Medium for Protest
Author
Description
This book, which takes the form of a graphic novel, looks at political activism in the public landscape. It has a particular focus on the UK activist group Led By Donkeys which has, since late 2018, been running a campaign to expose hypocrisy in the political classes. Their approach to activism involves the use of large posters and other forms of public display, which highlight the gap between the rhetoric and actions of politicians, and how language...