Language as Social Identity: A Study of Linguistic Landscape in Meulaboh, West Aceh

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Qualitative study examines language usage in public signs in Meulaboh, revealing social identity implications.

Public signage reveals the linguistic landscape and its connection to the community's social identity.
The analysis categorized signs as monolingual, bilingual, and multilingual, with Indonesian-English predominance.
The qualitative method involved collecting and analyzing 121 photos of public signs across Meulaboh City.
Findings suggest that while Indonesian dominates formal contexts, regional identity is reflected mainly in traditional eateries.

Suri et al. (2024) studied this question.

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