What the Signs Say: Language, Gentrification, and Place-Making in Brooklyn - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Vanderbilt University PressISBN-13:9780826522788ISBN-10:826522785UPC:9780826522788Book Category:Social Science, Language Arts & DisciplinesBook Subcategory:Anthropology, Sociology, LinguisticsBook Topic:Cultural & Social, Urban, SociolinguisticsSize:8.00 x 8.00 x 0.86 inchesWeight:1.4903Product ID:SCQQCN141G
What the Signs Say: Language, Gentrification, and Place-Making in Brooklyn
Although we may not think we notice them, storefronts and their signage are meaningful, and the impact they have on people is significant. What the Signs Say argues that the public language of storefronts is a key component to the creation of the place known as Brooklyn, New York. Using a sample of more than two thousand storefronts and over a decade of ethnographic observation and interviews,...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Vanderbilt University PressISBN-13:9780826522788ISBN-10:826522785UPC:9780826522788Book Category:Social Science, Language Arts & DisciplinesBook Subcategory:Anthropology, Sociology, LinguisticsBook Topic:Cultural & Social, Urban, SociolinguisticsSize:8.00 x 8.00 x 0.86 inchesWeight:1.4903Product ID:SCQQCN141G
Shonna Trinch is a sociolinguist and faculty member in the Department of Anthropology at John Jay College, CUNY. Edward Snajdr is a cultural anthropologist and faculty member in the Department of Anthropology at John Jay College, CUNY.
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