The Language of the English Street Sign / / Vivian Cook.
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....
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus PP Package 2022 Part 2 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2022] ©2022 |
Year of Publication: | 2022 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (272 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Describing Street Signs -- 2 The Writing System of the Street -- 3 The Language System of the Street -- 4 The Material of the Street Sign -- 5 Naming the Street -- 6 Controlling Signs -- 7 Connotations of Letter Forms in Street Signs -- 8 Street Signs in Other Language -- 9 The Nature of Street Signs -- References -- Index |
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Summary: | 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. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781800414570 9783110767001 9783110993899 9783110994810 9783110994551 9783110994520 9783110767124 |
DOI: | 10.21832/9781800414570 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Vivian Cook. |