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Language Policy and Indigenous Language in the Linguistic Landscape of Asuncion, Paraguay.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Language Policy and Indigenous Language in the Linguistic Landscape of Asuncion, Paraguay./
Author:	Hardin, Perry.
Description:	1 online resource (222 pages)
Notes:	Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 83-10, Section: A.
Contained By:	Dissertations Abstracts International83-10A.
Subject:	Linguistics. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=29060465click for full text (PQDT)
ISBN:	9798426806054

Language Policy and Indigenous Language in the Linguistic Landscape of Asuncion, Paraguay.
Hardin, Perry.

Language Policy and Indigenous Language in the Linguistic Landscape of Asuncion, Paraguay. - 1 online resource (222 pages)

Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 83-10, Section: A.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Memphis, 2022.

Includes bibliographical references

The field of Linguistic Landscape (LL) has been increasingly used as an effective way of researching, discovering, and better comprehending complex sociolinguistic phenomena. One focus of LL study is the way public displays of language in signs reflect and shape society's beliefs about language, which in turn influences language practices. In addition, LL research frequently deals with the policies that attempt to influence what languages are used in signs. This study explores the multilingualism and language policy of Paraguay through a sociolinguistic lens by documenting the LL and investigating the factors that influence its construction in the capital city, Asuncion. Since LL studies are typically conducted in multilingual environments, Paraguay presents an especially appropriate focus for LL study due to its high level of societal bilingualism of Spanish and Guarani. Though both are official languages, the indigenous language, Guarani, does not share the same status as Spanish despite a higher number of speakers. To address the difference in status among the languages and preserve the vitality of the indigenous language, the Paraguayan state has enacted many official efforts over the years. In light of these ongoing efforts to increase Guarani status, the current study aims to investigate what languages are present in the LL of Asuncion, Paraguay and what roles they fulfill. A systematic examination of the languages visible in the public signs of Asuncion reveals that the LL is monolingual. Spanish, the international language, receives preference of frequency, communicative function, and domain by those who make and display signs. The indigenous language, Guarani, is highly limited in frequency, form, function, and domain, only being used in isolated words or short phrases as a symbol of Paraguayan identity or informality. Further, this study finds that Guarani is used to a much higher degree in speech than is represented in the written signs. Finally, this research illuminates the fundamental linguistic attitudes, beliefs, choices, and practices of the community members who shape the construction of the Asuncion LL. By doing so, the importance of these actors for the increased vitality of Guarani is highlighted, as is the significance of the LL for the objectives of State-led revitalization efforts. Thus, the study of the LL gives new perspective on the status of these two languages in Paraguay.

Electronic reproduction.
Ann Arbor, Mich. :
ProQuest,
2023

Mode of access: World Wide Web

ISBN: 9798426806054Subjects--Topical Terms:

524476
Linguistics.
Subjects--Index Terms:

GuaraniIndex Terms--Genre/Form:

542853
Electronic books.

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