The language of the English street sign

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The language of the English street sign

Vivian Cook

Multilingual Matters, c2022

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-196) and index

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内容説明

This book opens readers’ eyes to something they see all the time but take for granted: street signs. It is a portrait of the signs on modern English streets: what they look like, who and what they are for, how they link to English history and how they form part of life in multilingual England today. It describes how their shapes, materials, letters, vocabulary, and grammar differ from other forms of written English, using a framework based on linguistics, typography and writing systems research. It provides readable and entertaining insights into an important use of written English, illustrated with over 400 examples of street signs. The book represents a starting point for the study of street signs as an academic area in its own right.

目次

Preface Chapter 1. Describing Street Signs   Chapter 2. The Writing System of the Street   Chapter 3. The Language System of the Street   Chapter 4. The Material of the Street Sign   Chapter 5. Naming the Street   Chapter 6. Controlling Signs   Chapter 7. Connotations of Letter Forms in Street Signs   Chapter 8. Street Signs in Other Languages    Chapter 9. The Nature of Street Signs   References Index

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