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Linguistic Landscape analysisLinguistic landscape is “the language of public road signs, advertising billboards, street names, place names, commercial shop signs, and public signs on government buildings” (Landry & Bourhis, 1997, p. 25). When analyzing this language use, we are interested in PRESENCE (what languages are used?), ABSENCE (what languages are not used?), and REASONING (why those languages and not others?).Data collection and Analysis:1) Focus on either:o a subway station (including entrances, booths, and platforms)o a commercial city block (i.e., one with many businesses, not just housing) Try to choose an area where signs are in more than one language. Make sure to identify the name of the subway stop or the cross streets of the block in your presentation. Choosing a neighborhood you are familiar with will give you insider information that will be helpful in your summary. *If you are located outside of NYC, please contact me to discuss your location.2) Do some research on the neighborhood you’ve chosen to see what linguistic backgrounds are represented in the population. You can also search for the neighborhood name and “demographics” in Google to see what you find.3) Take photos of language in public places, including on road signs, billboards, advertisements, street names, place names, shop signs, public signs on buildings, graffiti, etc. Anywhere you see language counts. Try to get a variety of different kinds of signs (i.e., not all doctors’ offices or restaurants).3) Analyze your photographs: how wel

l do they represent what you know about the neighborhood? As you look at the photos, keep notes on:– What languages you see– Where you see different languages (are English or other languages used more on one type of sign than another? why might this be?)– What kind of language mixing you see (does the sign same the same thing in English and other languages? different things? why?)– Why you think those languages are representedResearch Report (5% of your final grade)1) In a 1-2 page double-spaced paper due on 2/20 at 11:59pm, you should describe the neighborhood you’ve chosen, analyzeat least 3 photos in terms of the languages you found and did not find (including where certain languages appeared, etc.), and discuss how the linguistic landscape represents the community that lives in your chosen neighborhood. *You must refer to specific photos in the analysis section.**Submit this as a word document.2) You must also submit an appendix of your photos as a PDF. Make sure to clearly label your photos so you can easily refer to them in your paper. If you want to make sure you are on the right track, submit your photos to me by 2/13.Make sure to include:• a background of the neighborhood (i.e., who lives there?) based on your research (and CITE YOUR SOURCES)• reference to your photos where you identify the language(s) used and discuss the reasoning for the presence/absence of particular languages.• comment on how the languages present in the linguistic landscape relate to the demographics of the neighborhood.