public visibility of languages in 2122 & 2204

8/9/2019 Public Visibility of Languages in 2122 & 2204

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ublic Visibility ofublic Visibility ofanguages in 2122anguages in 2122( )arsfield and 2204)arsfield and 2204

( )arrickville)arrickvilleBy (in alphabetical order),1.Alicia Brown,

2.Eleanor Eddison-Cogan,3.Genevieve MacDermott,

4.Mohd Iqbal Nor Mohammad Hairodin,

5.Sam


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Introduction to this study"Language is all around usin textual form as it isdisplayed on shopwindows, commercial

signs, posters, officialnotices, traffic signs, etc.Most of the time peopledo not pay muchattention to the'linguistic landscape' that

surrounds them.However, in recent yearsan increasing number ofresearchers have startedto take a closer look andstudy the language textsthat are present in publicspace. (Gorter, 2006)


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The significance of this

study


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Background of this studyOur group has decided that 2122 (Marsfield)and 2204 (Marrickville) are the two mostdistinctive postcodes in our group based on

the findings from Assessed Assignment 1.This decision is the base of our next decisionto briefly study the public visibility oflanguages in these two postcodes.


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The aim of this study To briefly discuss two linguistic profiles;Linguistic profile of 2122 (Marsfield) and 2204(Marrickville), based on 2006 Census

QuickStats provided by Australian Bureau ofStatistics (ABS) 2006.

To explore public visibility of languages inthese two postcodes.

To look for any relationship and/or patternbetween the type of sign and the languageused.

To see the relationship between the linguisticprofile as provided by the ABS and the public


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The problem?


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The limitation of this

study


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Linguistic profile of 2122 &

22042122 % f totalersons in2122nglish onlypoken athome

,13 719 . %48 2

Cantonese ,3 734 . %13 1

Mandarin ,3 187 . %11 2

Korean ,1 513 . %5 3

Italian 654 . %2 3


,11 039 . %46 4

Greek ,2 374 . %10 0

Vietnamese ,2 091 . %8 8

Arabic ,1 264 . %5 3

Italian 686 . %2 9

Table 1: Language spoken at home main responses in2122 (adapted from 2006 Census QuickStats providedby Australian Bureau of Statistics 2006)



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Linguistic profile of 2122: A

brief discussion Table 1 portrays five main

languages spoken at homewithin 2122; English only(48.2%), Cantonese

(13.1%), Mandarin (11.2%),Korean (5.3%) and Italian(2.3%). English only isidentified as the mainlanguage spoken at home

by most of the residents of2122 while Italian is thefifth in the list.


,13 719 . %48 2

Cantonese ,3 734 . %13 1

Mandarin ,3 187 . %11 2

Korean ,1 513 . %5 3

Italian 654 . %2 3



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Linguistic profile of 2204: A

brief discussion Table 2 portrays five main

languages spoken at homewithin 2204; English only(46.4%), Greek ( .1 0 0 %),

Vietnamese ( .8 8 %), Arabic(5.3%) and Italian ( .2 9 %).English only is identified asthe main language spokenat home by most of the

residents of 2122 whileItalian is the fifth in the list.


,11 039 . %46 4

Greek ,2 374 . %10 0

Vietnamese ,2 091 . %8 8

Arabic ,1 264 . %5 3

Italian 686 . %2 9



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ngu s c pro e o2204: A brief discussion on

the similaritiesEnglish only is the main language spoken at home

both in 2122 and 2204, even though thepercentage of totals persons using it in 2122

(48.2%) and 2204 (46.4%) is different.Italian is the fifth language spoken at home both in

2122 and 2204, even though the percentage oftotals persons using it in 2122 (2.3%) and 2204

(2.9%) is different. The fourth language in the list for both postcodes

share the same percentage (5.3%), even thoughthey are not the same language (Korean for 2122andArabic for 2204).


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ngu s c pro e o2204: A brief discussion on

the differencesCantonese, followed by Mandarin and Korean

are the 2nd , the 3rd and the 4th languagesspoken at home in 2122.

Greek, followed by Vietnamese andArabic arethe 2nd , the 3rd and the 4th languages spokenat home in 2204.

(p/s; since the main language as well as the

fifth language on the list are the same forboth postcodes, we might need to focus ourdiscussion on the distinctive aspects betweenthese two postcodes by focusing on the 2nd ,3rd, and the 4th languages in the lists.)


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Public visibility of languages

in 2122: The languages.English

Chinese

Etc (p/s: need to include some pictures in thisslide, as well as in the following slides)


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Public visibility of languages in 2122:Relationship and/or pattern between the type

of sign and the language used.Marketing strategy R e lig io u s p u rp o se s


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Public visibility of languages in 2122:Relationship between the linguistic profile as

provided by the ABS and the public signage.Most public visibility of languages in 2122 are

in English. This is correlated with thelinguistic profile provided by the ABS.


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Public visibility of languages

in 2204: The languages.


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Public visibility of languages in 2204:Relationship and/or pattern between the type

of sign and the language used.


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Public visibility of languages in 2204:Relationship between the linguistic profile as

provided by the ABS and the public signage.Most public visibility of languages in 2204 are

in English. This is correlated with thelinguistic profile provided by the ABS.


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Public visibility of languages in2122 & 2204: A brief discussion on

the similaritiesMost public visibility of languages in 2122 &

2122 are in English. These are correlated withthe linguistic profiles provided by the ABS.


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Public visibility of languages in2122 & 2204: A brief discussion on

the differences


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ReferencesGorter, D. (2006). Introduction: The study of thelinguistic landscape as a new approach tomultilingualism. In Gorter, D. (Ed.), Linguistic

landscape: a new approach to multilingualism(pp. 1-6). Clevedon: Multilingual Matters Ltd.

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