Linguistic Landscape, Malekie

Malekie/ October 16, 2018/ Uncategorized/ 0 comments

This is the banner of my local Chinese food store at Farmers Boulevard in Saint Albans Queens. The the sign is mostly in English, the name of the store is Chinese (though the words uses the Latin alphabet rather than Chinese characters). The sign is simple with it’s purpose, letting anyone who passes by know the name of their restaurant

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Daysi (Linguistic Landscape)

Daysi/ October 15, 2018/ Linguistic Landscape/ 0 comments

This picture was taken on Roosevelt Ave. The languages here presented are English The sign shows signals, the name of a trade school and its address, it shows the rules for parking, graffiti, traffic signals, and also it shows banners to show propaganda of some sort of website.

Linguistic Landscape (William)

William/ October 15, 2018/ Linguistic Landscape/ 0 comments

a) Where was this picture taken? Main Street Flushing b) What languages area used? English, Chinese, and Japanese. c) What does the sign say? English says anime castle. Chinese on the left says anime and on the right says manga. And the Japanese in the middle says anime.

Landscape (Stephanie)

Stephanie/ October 15, 2018/ Linguistic Landscape/ 0 comments

  This picture was taken by my elementary school that is being renovated. The languages used are English and Spanish. It is telling people it is a hardhat area, the workers must be protected at all times and discretion to people to be careful when passing by the area.

Linguistic Landscape – Norely

Norely/ October 15, 2018/ Uncategorized/ 0 comments

a) where was the picture taken? -Public Restroom in Pier 17, Seaport b) what language(s) are used? -English, Chinese and Spanish c) what do the signs say? – The sign is asking civilians to not stand on the toilet seats when using the restroom and demonstrates the proper way to sit on the toilet.

(Manisha) Linguistic Landscape

Manisha/ October 15, 2018/ Linguistic Landscape/ 0 comments

A) Where was the picture taken? The picture was taken in Jackson Heights (74th Street). B) What language(s) are used? In the picture, you can see that the signs are in English and it’s not as noticeable but by the door, there’s a sign in Bengali as well. C) What do the signs say? The most noticeable sign in the

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Stephanie/ October 6, 2018/ Reflective Essay #1/ 1 comments

I was raised speaking two languages, Spanish and English. I say Spanish first because I was born in Ecuador, my roots and heart lie within my beloved country. Although it is my first language it has been super helpful to have learned to speak English as a young girl too. The people of Ecuador either live along the coast where

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Isaac Reflective Essay #1

Isaac/ October 3, 2018/ Uncategorized/ 1 comments

I was born and raised in New York City, and while I have lived in nearly every borough, I can confidently say that I’ve lived most of my life in Queens. My parents both spoke five or more languages and would most certainly have wanted me to be at the very least trilingual. Despite the aforementioned, I am really only

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