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The linguistic landscape of a colombian city for fostering multilingual and intercultural competences

open access: yesBoletín Redipe
When you go out on the streets, it can be observed how linguistic representations have become diverse environments in social, economic, cultural, and linguistic terms, which leads to the idea that society is surrounded by a Linguistic Landscape in its ...
Leidy Dayan Perlaza Torres   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Linguistic landscape and repertoires in times of diversity: A situation in perspective

open access: yesCalidoscópio, 2016
This work discusses the dinamic and increasing reality in terms of linguistic and cultural contacts in the city of Juiz de Fora (Brazil), in (super)diversity times.
Mariana Schuchter Soares   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

‘The Other Parent’: A Critical Policy Analysis of Fatherhood Discourses in the Australian Government's Paid Parental Leave Scheme

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Australian paid parental leave (PPL) government scheme aims to support working parents through financial assistance and the promotion of gender equality in caregiving responsibilities. However, the scheme's implementation has been critiqued for its gendered design, which marginalises fathers and reinforces traditional gender roles.
Lily Lewington   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Traditional Visual Language: A Geographical Semiotic Analysis of Indigenous Linguistic Landscape of Ancient Waterfront Towns in China

open access: yesSAGE Open, 2022
This paper investigates the characteristics of the indigenous linguistic landscape and the features of traditional visual language under the conceptual framework of Geo-semiotics, which has been generally overlooked in the literature.
Rong Sheng, John Buchanan
doaj   +1 more source

Linguistic Landscape of Georgia

open access: yesCaucasus Journal of Social Sciences, 2023
The purpose of our article is to discuss the general situation regarding the use and teaching of foreign languages in Georgia, especially German Language. Knowing several foreign languages is a prerequisite for academic and social mobility, which is one of the main goals of the Bologna process. This problem is particularly important for a small country
Nino Abralava, Manana Kutelia
openaire   +1 more source

Owning Home, Finding Belonging: Relational Meanings of Homeownership for Migrant Healthcare Workers in Australia

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Migrant healthcare workers in Australia find themselves at the centre of three intersecting concerns, often presented as ‘crises’ in contemporary discourse: the ‘care crisis’, the ‘housing crisis’ and the ‘migration crisis.’ Yet their own perspectives on these issues are rarely foregrounded. This paper explores the role of homeownership in the
Leah Williams Veazey
wiley   +1 more source

Barriers and Enablers for Effective Support Coordination in the National Disability Insurance Scheme

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Support coordinators act as intermediaries between the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and participants, facilitating access to funded supports. To optimise outcomes, they must navigate NDIS complexities, identify services that meet individual needs and engage with diverse stakeholders.
Sharyn McDonald   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Linguistic landscapes in der Innerschweiz: Dialekt, Toponyme und heraldische Zeichen als Ausdruck von Raumzugehörigkeit

open access: yesLinguistik Online, 2017
This article explores the linguistic landscapes of four towns in Central Switzerland. The analysis focuses on linguistic features such as words written in dialect or toponyms and on some features from other semiotic codes like heraldic signs or ...
Marina Petkova
doaj   +1 more source

Has Inequity Faced by Young Australians With Disability Changed Since the Turn of the Century?

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite the introduction of various policies aimed at promoting equality for people with disability since Australia ratified the Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (CRPD) in 2008, there has been little evaluation regarding the extent of change in inequity since then.
Asha Parkinson   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Different languages, different landscapes? Exploring linguistic differences in landscape conceptualizations

open access: yesOpen Linguistics
The goal of the research was to assess whether landscape conceptualization systematically differed across European languages in the context of the linguistic relativity debate.
Mácha Přemysl   +17 more
doaj   +1 more source

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