Language choice as an index of identity: Linguistic landscape in Dili, Timor-Leste

International Journal of Multilingualism

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 15-34

  Taylor Leech, Kerry Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

iconicity; identity; indexicality; language on display; linguistic landscape; Timor Leste; visual grammar

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857215585     PISSN: 14790718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14790718.2011.583654     Document Type: Article

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