The language of the English street sign

著者

• Cook, V. J. (Vivian James)

書誌事項

The language of the English street sign

Vivian Cook

Multilingual Matters, c2022

• : pbk

注記

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

内容説明・目次

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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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BC11323713
• ISBN:
  • 9781800414556
• 出版国コード: uk
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Bristol
• ページ数/冊数: vii, 206 p.
• 大きさ: 23 cm
• 分類:
  • DC23 : 302.23
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Street signs -- Great Britain -- History
  • LCSH : Street signs -- Great Britain -- Terminology
  • LCSH : English language -- Discourse analysis