Monthly Archives: March 2020
Linguistic landscapes: bus stop billboards in Jyväskylä
Introduction The use of English in commercials is a trend that is evident on a global scale and in today’s Finland (Pahta & Taavitsainen 2008). According to Crystal (2003), the presence of English in posters, billboards and shop signs is … Continue reading
Signs in a tourist resort in Lapland
Introduction In this short entry, we will present and analyse four different pictures of signs found in a tourist resort in Lapland, Finland. Lapland is a popular tourist destination for both Finnish people and foreigners and there are several ski … Continue reading
Linguistic landscape of Kortepohja student village
By Venla Hakola, Anni Räsänen and Elena Vanrell Introduction For this project, we investigated the linguistic landscape of Kortepohja student village in the city of Jyväskylä, a university town of over 140 000 inhabitants in central Finland. Landry and Bourhis … Continue reading
Linguistic landscapes on university bulletin boards
Our linguistic landscape analysis focused on bulletin boards in the campus area of the university of Jyväskylä. One can find bulletin boards in nearly every building of the campus as well as student restaurants, and their content covers many aspects … Continue reading
Linguistic landscape in clothing stores
By Tessa Heinänen, Suvi Jokinen, Hannamari Lyytinen & Heidi Tarvainen Linguistic landscapes have been described as the language that can be seen all around us in the physical environment: for example, in road signs, billboards, place-names and public signs in … Continue reading
Linguistic landscapes in coffee and tea environments in Jyväskylä
By: Happy Frogs For our research, we studied the use of English in four coffee or tea shops located in the Jyväskylä city center: Espresso House, Wilhelmiina, Caffitella, and Take T. We chose these specific environments in order to observe … Continue reading
Linguistic landscapes in three different towns in Finland
By: Terhi Maunumäki, Sandra Miettinen, Elisa Sorajoki and Mona Lundén In our research about linguistic landscapes, the focus was on different languages in public places in three different parts of Finland. We wanted to observe how different kinds of signs … Continue reading
English in Finland 