Language Diversity in Urban Landscapes: An econometric study

Paulo Nunes (), Laura Onofri, Jasone Cenoz and Durk Gorter
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Laura Onofri: University of Venice Ca’ Foscari and Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei
Jasone Cenoz: University of the Basque Country
Durk Gorter: Ikerbasque-University of the Basque Country

No 2008.40, Working Papers from Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei

Abstract: This multidisciplinary study adopts econometric analysis for investigating how different characteristics determine the choice of the language used in the signs of a shopping street. We work with a dataset containing about 200 observations collected in the main shopping streets of the cities of Donostia (Spain) and Ljouwert (The Netherlands). The results corroborate the important assumption that multilingualism and the choice of the language (even in a street sign) is an individual and a social preference. Therefore, understanding individuals’ linguistic preference structures is preliminary to the target and design of proper linguistic and social policies.

Keywords: Linguistic Diversity; Street Sign; Probit Model; Linguistic Landscape (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C01 R20 Z13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008-04
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