Browsing Department of Foreign Languages by Author "Shang, Guowen"

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Multilingualism in the linguistic landscape of Eastern China: City residents' perceptions and attitudes

Shang, Guowen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

Linguistic landscape (LL) is a thriving strand of inquiry in sociolinguistics to interpret the multilingual representations in public space. Taking city residents as LL readers, this paper examines their opinions about the ...
Wrestling between English and Pinyin: Language politics and ideologies of coding street names in China

Shang, Guowen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

This paper examines the code choice and contestations on street name signs in China to find out the dynamics of language politics and the language ideological debates. In China, Hanyu Pinyin and English compete for visibility ...