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Chinatown by numbers : defining an ethnic space by empirical linguistic landscape

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Amos, H. William (2016) Chinatown by numbers : defining an ethnic space by empirical linguistic landscape. Linguistic Landscape, 2 (2). pp. 127-156. doi:10.1075/ll.2.2.02amo

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Abstract

This article explores the potential of the LL to evaluate ethnically-defined spaces. Focusing on the area referred to as ‘Chinatown’ in central Liverpool, it examines the relationships between space, representation, and identity. Interviews with actors and passers-by indicate that the location and definition of Chinatown are interpreted inconsistently. As the article argues, however, the LL contains useful information for locating and qualifying the ethnic space. Scrutinizing both interview data and an empirical corpus of all the texts visible in the space, the article aims to define the borders of Chinatown, and the expression of ethnic identity therein. Whilst testifying to the commodification of aesthetic ideals and symbolic imagery, the LL simultaneously reveals an in-group community representative of authentic Chineseness. Exploring the dynamics of linguistic exclusion and accommodation, the data indicate not only that the identity of Chinatown is multi-layered, but also that its borders are subjective and not definable spatially.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics
Divisions: Faculty of Arts > School of Modern Languages and Cultures
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Chinese -- England -- Liverpool, Chinese -- Ethnic identity, Multilingualism -- England -- Liverpool, Immigrants -- England -- Liverpool -- Language
Journal or Publication Title: Linguistic Landscape
Publisher: John Benjamins publishing
ISSN: 2214-9953
Official Date: 16 September 2016
Dates:
DateEvent
16 September 2016Published
24 May 2016Accepted
Volume: 2
Number: 2
Page Range: pp. 127-156
DOI: 10.1075/ll.2.2.02amo
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access

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