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An adaptation of J. Cenoz and D. Gorter’s “Linguistic Landscape and Minority Languages”
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A Linguistic Landscape on:
• Two blocks in two bilingual cities that are part of the same village.
• English as the primary language.
• Spanish, is spoken as a minority language.
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An analysis of:
• 39 Signs
• The use and characteristics of languages used on each
establishment and the relationship to its sociolinguistic context.
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Village of Hempstead, NY
• Front Street, UniondaleEnglishSpanish
• Fulton Street, HempsteadEnglishSpanish
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Nassau County
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Hempstead/Uniondale
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Background Information
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Hempstead
• Population in 2000: 56,554– Value: 14,036 Persons/Sq Mile
• Projected Population in 2007: 754,613
• Approximately 12.8% of the population can understand, speak or write Spanish
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Hempstead
• Races: % value •Languages: % value
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Uniondale
• Population in 2000: 23,011– Value: 8,427 Persons/Sq Mile
• Projected Population in 2007: 25,294
• Approximately 24.7 % of the population can understand, speak or write Spanish
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Uniondale
• Races: % value •Languages: % value
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• Which are the languages displayed in the linguistic landscape of Uniondale and Hempstead?
• What are the characteristics of bilingual signs?
Research Questions
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Methodology
• Digital pictures of texts
• Variables:– Number of languages on the sign– Languages on the sign– First language and type of font on
bilingual signs
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Research question 1: Number of Languages
displayed
97
15
8
0
10
20
30
40
1 2
Uniondale Hempstead
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Language on sign
6 6 63
5 53
51 00
10
20
30
40
E/S E S/E S Other
Uniondale Hempstead
E: English S: Spanish
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HempsteadMonolingual English
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HempsteadMonolingual Spanish
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HempsteadEnglish/Spanish
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HempsteadSpanish/English
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UniondaleMonolingual English
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UniondaleMonolingual Spanish
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UniondaleEnglish/Spanish
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UniondaleSpanish/English
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Research Question 2: The characteristics of bilingual
signs
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First language on bilingual signs
6 6 5 5
0
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E/S S/E
Uniondale Hempstead
E: English S: Spanish
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HempsteadBilingual Sign S/E
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UniondaleBilingual Sign E/S
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Type of font on bilingual signs
0 0
1210
0
10
20
30
Same Different
Uniondale Hempstead
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HempsteadBilingual sign with Different Fonts
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UniondaleBilingual sign with Different Fonts
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Translation in bilingual signs
12
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0
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Word to word Partial Translation
Uniondale Hempstead
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HempsteadWord to Word Translation
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HempsteadPartial Translation
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UniondaleWord to Word Translation
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UniondalePartial Translation
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Conclusions• The signs show that in both Hempstead
and Uniondale, English is the prominent language.
• There are more bilingual signs than monolingual signs in both cities.
• English appears first in the majority of bilingual signs.
• The type of font used in bilingual signs is bigger for English than for Spanish.
• The study shows that both English and Spanish are used for communication in shops and other businesses around the area, which reflects the power and influence that the minority language has in both cities.