The Linguistic Landscape of the 25th Avenue Subway Station of the D Line

Introduc

tion

• • Background info

    

    

    

    rmation about the place/area/neighborhood/town/etc.

  • Thesis: What themes are you going to describe and interpret/analyze – what can we learn when analyzing the linguistic landscape of this area?

Background paragraph(?)

• • More information

Theme 1: Few signs, except for public/government signs, are in English only

Theme 2: Presence of Chinese on Monolingual, Bilingual, and Multilingual Signs

• • Description
  • Provide evidence: Explain which signs support/exemplify the theme and how (refer to specific images)
  • Analysis/interpretation/explanation

 

Theme 3: Presence of Russian on Bilingual Signs and Multilingual Signs

• • Description
  • Analysis/interpretation/explanation

Theme 4: Presence of Informal Signs, Many of Which Are in Spanish (and those in particular tend to be handwritten)

• • Description
  • Analysis/interpretation/explanation

Theme 5: Symbolism of Colors

• • Description
  • Analysis/interpretation/explanation

Theme 5:

• • Description
  • Analysis/interpretation/explanation