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July 26, 2026Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development

Language practices and urban semiotics: linguistic landscape of the Shenzhen-Hong Kong inter-city historical district

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ZZZexia ZhengLWLüyuan Wang

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Systematic analysis reveals multilingual dynamics in a unique urban environment, suggesting implications for inter-city language practices.

Key Points

  • This research aims to analyze the linguistic landscape of Chung Ying Street, highlighting how language practices reflect urban semiotics.
  • Systematic analysis of 236 collected signs
  • Quantitative analysis and qualitative interpretation of representative cases
  • Development of a political-economic-cultural framework to interpret findings.
  • Dominance of Simplified Chinese with coexistence of Traditional Chinese and English.
  • Proposal of a tri-dimensional framework indicating how political, economic, and cultural aspects influence language choices.
  • Identification of Chung Ying Street as a translanguaging space reflecting local distinctiveness and inter-city mobility.

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Zheng et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a65a5bad3aea3239cd777a6https://doi.org/10.1080/01434632.2026.2692639
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