The language of the English street sign / Vivian Cook.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cook, Vivian, 1940-2021, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Signs and signboards--Semiotics--England.

Signs and signboards.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (213 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Bristol, England : Multilingual Matters, [2022]

Summary:

This book opens readers' eyes to something they see all the time but take for granted: street signs. It is a portrait of the signs on modern English streets: what they look like, who and what they are for, how they link to English history and how they form part of life in multilingual England today.

Contents:

Intro

DOI https://doi.org/10.21832/COOK4563

Contents

Preface

1 Describing Street Signs

2 The Writing System of the Street

3 The Language System of the Street

4 The Material of the Street Sign

5 Naming the Street

6 Controlling Signs

7 Connotations of Letter Forms in Street Signs

8 Street Signs in Other Languages

9 The Nature of Street Signs

References

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781800414570

1800414579

OCLC:

1306538725