Oh wow, this sounds AMAZING! Will have to check it out, with my long interest in fictional #LinguisticLandscape!
New book explores how fan practices, such as fan art and fan fiction, and linguistic landscapes – the language surrounding us in everyday contexts – can be integrated into foreign language teaching through the innovative Fictional Linguistic Landscapes pedagogy. buff.ly/8fgBh08
November 16, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Oh wow, this sounds AMAZING! Will have to check it out, with my long interest in fictional #LinguisticLandscape!
German and Korean, a relatively unusual combination in Korea, on a poster seen on a university campus in Seoul, part of the campus #LinguisticLandscape!
November 8, 2025 at 7:21 AM
German and Korean, a relatively unusual combination in Korea, on a poster seen on a university campus in Seoul, part of the campus #LinguisticLandscape!
Too Mucheese
Just a whole lot going on in the chicken #LinguisticLandscape here but love this cheese language here!
Just a whole lot going on in the chicken #LinguisticLandscape here but love this cheese language here!
November 7, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Too Mucheese
Just a whole lot going on in the chicken #LinguisticLandscape here but love this cheese language here!
Just a whole lot going on in the chicken #LinguisticLandscape here but love this cheese language here!
From the mistaken "Amamya" in Arabic to the gratuitous apostrophe in English, this "Amatzya" street sign needs an overhaul
#LinguisticLandscape #Linguistics #Transliteration_fails
#LinguisticLandscape #Linguistics #Transliteration_fails
November 5, 2025 at 1:35 PM
From the mistaken "Amamya" in Arabic to the gratuitous apostrophe in English, this "Amatzya" street sign needs an overhaul
#LinguisticLandscape #Linguistics #Transliteration_fails
#LinguisticLandscape #Linguistics #Transliteration_fails
Sometimes the #LinguisticLandscape gets spooky!
November 1, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Sometimes the #LinguisticLandscape gets spooky!
October 29, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Once more marveling at an actual 'on food' #LinguisticLandscape!
October 29, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Once more marveling at an actual 'on food' #LinguisticLandscape!
New word alert: 迷惑ハロウィーン ("meiwaku harouin") -- "troublesome Halloween!" Plural no less. Kinshi da yo!
October 28, 2025 at 9:04 AM
See under: hyperbole: For the start of the academic year, the municipality invites people to "Study in the center of the galaxy". While medieval maps cast Jerusalem as the center of the world, this takes it to a whole new level
#LinguisticLandscape #AdSpeak
#LinguisticLandscape #AdSpeak
October 26, 2025 at 2:18 PM
See under: hyperbole: For the start of the academic year, the municipality invites people to "Study in the center of the galaxy". While medieval maps cast Jerusalem as the center of the world, this takes it to a whole new level
#LinguisticLandscape #AdSpeak
#LinguisticLandscape #AdSpeak
Deliciously Hype K-Dessert
A lot going on in the hype dessert packaging here, from the image of the smoking tiger to the cute English font! Just a whole lot worth thinking about here in the dessert #LinguisticLandscape!
A lot going on in the hype dessert packaging here, from the image of the smoking tiger to the cute English font! Just a whole lot worth thinking about here in the dessert #LinguisticLandscape!
October 26, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Deliciously Hype K-Dessert
A lot going on in the hype dessert packaging here, from the image of the smoking tiger to the cute English font! Just a whole lot worth thinking about here in the dessert #LinguisticLandscape!
A lot going on in the hype dessert packaging here, from the image of the smoking tiger to the cute English font! Just a whole lot worth thinking about here in the dessert #LinguisticLandscape!
Yonsei Bakery pushing past the limits of tasty treat bread and language with their . . . .(deep breath) . . . .
Yonsei Chartteok kongtteok Mammoth Bread
part of the convenience store #LinguisticLandscape!
Yonsei Chartteok kongtteok Mammoth Bread
part of the convenience store #LinguisticLandscape!
October 25, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Yonsei Bakery pushing past the limits of tasty treat bread and language with their . . . .(deep breath) . . . .
Yonsei Chartteok kongtteok Mammoth Bread
part of the convenience store #LinguisticLandscape!
Yonsei Chartteok kongtteok Mammoth Bread
part of the convenience store #LinguisticLandscape!
This sign I spotted at Lindos (Rhodes) is an interesting example of nominally bilingual signage that in practice, highlights the English and backgrounds the Greek. It's pretty clear who needs guidance for getting around the (lovely) town...
#LinguisticLandscape #Linguistics #Langsky #Greece
#LinguisticLandscape #Linguistics #Langsky #Greece
October 23, 2025 at 8:18 AM
This sign I spotted at Lindos (Rhodes) is an interesting example of nominally bilingual signage that in practice, highlights the English and backgrounds the Greek. It's pretty clear who needs guidance for getting around the (lovely) town...
#LinguisticLandscape #Linguistics #Langsky #Greece
#LinguisticLandscape #Linguistics #Langsky #Greece
A new, apparently #linguistically aware, #coffee shop coming to #London!
I see #English, #Japanese, #French, & #Greek, but not 100% about Pegasus Kaffee . . . or café dfl caballo alado. . . del I guess? So #Spanish?
Interesting mix of flying horse & winged horse! 🤩
#langsky #linguisticlandscape
I see #English, #Japanese, #French, & #Greek, but not 100% about Pegasus Kaffee . . . or café dfl caballo alado. . . del I guess? So #Spanish?
Interesting mix of flying horse & winged horse! 🤩
#langsky #linguisticlandscape
October 22, 2025 at 12:01 PM
A new, apparently #linguistically aware, #coffee shop coming to #London!
I see #English, #Japanese, #French, & #Greek, but not 100% about Pegasus Kaffee . . . or café dfl caballo alado. . . del I guess? So #Spanish?
Interesting mix of flying horse & winged horse! 🤩
#langsky #linguisticlandscape
I see #English, #Japanese, #French, & #Greek, but not 100% about Pegasus Kaffee . . . or café dfl caballo alado. . . del I guess? So #Spanish?
Interesting mix of flying horse & winged horse! 🤩
#langsky #linguisticlandscape
Sometimes municipal signage does change for the better: After the #Jerusalem municipality revamped their signs in the city center, the Arabic on this "Sukkat Shalom" sign looks much improved, compared to the older, incorrect "Iskat Shalom" version
#Diachronic #LinguisticLandscape #Linguistics
#Diachronic #LinguisticLandscape #Linguistics
October 21, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Sometimes municipal signage does change for the better: After the #Jerusalem municipality revamped their signs in the city center, the Arabic on this "Sukkat Shalom" sign looks much improved, compared to the older, incorrect "Iskat Shalom" version
#Diachronic #LinguisticLandscape #Linguistics
#Diachronic #LinguisticLandscape #Linguistics
California Dental Clinic
Nice reminder of a thread I did on Twitter about all the dental clinics in Seoul named after different places in the US, Canada, Australia, and UK, and then outside of Seoul in Korea, there are dental clinics named after Seoul neighborhoods.
Neat #LinguisticLandscape.
Nice reminder of a thread I did on Twitter about all the dental clinics in Seoul named after different places in the US, Canada, Australia, and UK, and then outside of Seoul in Korea, there are dental clinics named after Seoul neighborhoods.
Neat #LinguisticLandscape.
October 21, 2025 at 8:41 AM
California Dental Clinic
Nice reminder of a thread I did on Twitter about all the dental clinics in Seoul named after different places in the US, Canada, Australia, and UK, and then outside of Seoul in Korea, there are dental clinics named after Seoul neighborhoods.
Neat #LinguisticLandscape.
Nice reminder of a thread I did on Twitter about all the dental clinics in Seoul named after different places in the US, Canada, Australia, and UK, and then outside of Seoul in Korea, there are dental clinics named after Seoul neighborhoods.
Neat #LinguisticLandscape.
From the restaurant 'Chicago Curry' (seriously, the owners of that restaurant started this one) comes 'Chicago Big Cutlet', leaping to the front of my to-visit restaurants in Seoul, and adding more Chicago to the cuisine #LinguisticLandscape of Korea!
October 18, 2025 at 7:30 AM
From the restaurant 'Chicago Curry' (seriously, the owners of that restaurant started this one) comes 'Chicago Big Cutlet', leaping to the front of my to-visit restaurants in Seoul, and adding more Chicago to the cuisine #LinguisticLandscape of Korea!
Love these #linguisticlandscape
Today alone, I drove by four ads for Friend, a wearable AI device that is actively being marketed as a companion. Someone decided to #annotate one of the ads. They crossed out "Friend" and wrote "Your real friends have souls."
Mic drop.
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Friend #FriendAI
Mic drop.
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Friend #FriendAI
![A bus stop ad for a wearable AI device called Friend. The device looks like a white necklace with a large round pendant. The ad reads:
Friend
[frend] noun
Someone who listens, responds, and supports you
Below is the website for the product (friend.com)
Someone annotated the ad by crossing out the word "Friend" and writing, "Your real friends have souls."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:fldpaaxozlpyap6i3oqt4xpb/bafkreibsa2rt2gqx5s6oitnxinbjxmns5pk4etx2dg3anivfknmnpvptsi@jpeg)
October 13, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Love these #linguisticlandscape
Taken from a moving bus, so please forgive the poor image, but this a neo-izakaya restaurant with some fascinating Korean, English, and Japanese text, with a very creative font in the main sign! All part of the Japanese restaurant #LinguisticLandscape!
October 11, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Taken from a moving bus, so please forgive the poor image, but this a neo-izakaya restaurant with some fascinating Korean, English, and Japanese text, with a very creative font in the main sign! All part of the Japanese restaurant #LinguisticLandscape!
Seoul Submerged: The Great Flood of 1925
Neat exhibit at the Seoul Museum of History, and a very neat sign here too, with multiple writing systems, part of the museum #LinguisticLandscape!
Neat exhibit at the Seoul Museum of History, and a very neat sign here too, with multiple writing systems, part of the museum #LinguisticLandscape!
October 9, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Seoul Submerged: The Great Flood of 1925
Neat exhibit at the Seoul Museum of History, and a very neat sign here too, with multiple writing systems, part of the museum #LinguisticLandscape!
Neat exhibit at the Seoul Museum of History, and a very neat sign here too, with multiple writing systems, part of the museum #LinguisticLandscape!
KOREA POLICE WORLD EXPO
AI POLICING FOR ALL
I think I read about how there is a rising industry exporting police knowledge, training, and equipment from Korea, so this makes sense, but *ahem* 'AI Policing For All' may be a cause for concern, among some. Regardless, it's the #LinguisticLandscape.
AI POLICING FOR ALL
I think I read about how there is a rising industry exporting police knowledge, training, and equipment from Korea, so this makes sense, but *ahem* 'AI Policing For All' may be a cause for concern, among some. Regardless, it's the #LinguisticLandscape.
October 7, 2025 at 9:42 AM
KOREA POLICE WORLD EXPO
AI POLICING FOR ALL
I think I read about how there is a rising industry exporting police knowledge, training, and equipment from Korea, so this makes sense, but *ahem* 'AI Policing For All' may be a cause for concern, among some. Regardless, it's the #LinguisticLandscape.
AI POLICING FOR ALL
I think I read about how there is a rising industry exporting police knowledge, training, and equipment from Korea, so this makes sense, but *ahem* 'AI Policing For All' may be a cause for concern, among some. Regardless, it's the #LinguisticLandscape.
Special Care Passenger Only
Vheelchair Passenger
ABC? Non-English Speaker
From the international airport in Bankok, a sign that is doing a lot in the airport #LinguisticLandscape . . . .
Special thanks to the friend who sent me this image.
Vheelchair Passenger
ABC? Non-English Speaker
From the international airport in Bankok, a sign that is doing a lot in the airport #LinguisticLandscape . . . .
Special thanks to the friend who sent me this image.
October 5, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Special Care Passenger Only
Vheelchair Passenger
ABC? Non-English Speaker
From the international airport in Bankok, a sign that is doing a lot in the airport #LinguisticLandscape . . . .
Special thanks to the friend who sent me this image.
Vheelchair Passenger
ABC? Non-English Speaker
From the international airport in Bankok, a sign that is doing a lot in the airport #LinguisticLandscape . . . .
Special thanks to the friend who sent me this image.
You know you're in a special cafe when this book is on the shelf. Part of the Bi-scriptual cafe #LinguisticLandscape!
October 3, 2025 at 6:10 AM
You know you're in a special cafe when this book is on the shelf. Part of the Bi-scriptual cafe #LinguisticLandscape!
SHRIMP
안녕하 새우?
Quite the fun Korean sign that is taking 'hello' (안녕하세요) and making a fun pun with 'shrimp' (새우), which works in Korean, I believe.
Not sure what more is happening in the sign, but it is a neat part of the food truck #LinguisticLandscape!
안녕하 새우?
Quite the fun Korean sign that is taking 'hello' (안녕하세요) and making a fun pun with 'shrimp' (새우), which works in Korean, I believe.
Not sure what more is happening in the sign, but it is a neat part of the food truck #LinguisticLandscape!
October 1, 2025 at 11:45 AM
SHRIMP
안녕하 새우?
Quite the fun Korean sign that is taking 'hello' (안녕하세요) and making a fun pun with 'shrimp' (새우), which works in Korean, I believe.
Not sure what more is happening in the sign, but it is a neat part of the food truck #LinguisticLandscape!
안녕하 새우?
Quite the fun Korean sign that is taking 'hello' (안녕하세요) and making a fun pun with 'shrimp' (새우), which works in Korean, I believe.
Not sure what more is happening in the sign, but it is a neat part of the food truck #LinguisticLandscape!
Was at a #LedbyDonkeys #Guardian event last night and reminded by the set how much their interventions rely on appropriating signifiers from the #LinguisticLandscape like HiViz jackets, signage, and formulaic language to evade barriers like security guards and police to get their massage through. 👍👏
October 1, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Was at a #LedbyDonkeys #Guardian event last night and reminded by the set how much their interventions rely on appropriating signifiers from the #LinguisticLandscape like HiViz jackets, signage, and formulaic language to evade barriers like security guards and police to get their massage through. 👍👏
September 28, 2025 at 1:13 PM