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Linguistic Landscape is most widely accepted to represent “the visibility and salience of languages on public and commercial signs in a given territory or region” (Landry & Bourhis, 1997: 23). Interdisciplinary approach to linguistics at the beginning of the XXI century caused this area of sociolinguistic studies to thrive. Research has mostly been directed towards multilingual spaces in order to show multiple relations between how languages are employed in a specific territory and how they serve specific symbolic functions. In this paper I argue that Multimodal Semiotic approach to communication based on Social Semiotic Theory serves as suitable lenses for researching Linguistic Landscape as a specific socially engaged discourse. Multimodal Semiotic approach redefines discourse as a socially constructed meaning on specific aspects of reality which is achieved through multiple modalities. Each modality engages three different levels of communicative metafunctions: representation, interaction and composition. Thus, discourse is constructed as a socially engaged process in which all the modalities and their respective metafunctions constantly interact in creating meaning (Hodge & Kress, 1988: 5-6; Kress & van Leeuwen, 2006: 24-25). As a result, Linguistic Landscape will be presented as a multimodal discourse making use of both linguistic and visual resources for creating meaning. Next, it will be argued that Multimodal Semiotic Analysis provides necessary methodological tools for researching and analysing Linguistic Landscape on three different levels of multimodal communicative metafunctions. Finally, it is concluded that the above-mentioned interdisciplinary approach to Linguistic Landscape provides opportunities for dealing with specific burning issues in sociolinguistics such as language and gender, language and political power, language policies etc. by focusing not only on what is represented in the public signs in a specific territory but also on who these public signs are intended for.
Jezički pejzaž se najčešće definiše kao „vidljivost i značaj jezika na javnim i komercijalnim oznakama na određenoj teritoriji ili u određenom regionu” (Landry & Bourhis 1997: 23). Interdisciplinarni pristup lingvistici s početka XXI veka omogućio je procvat ove oblasti sociolingvističkih istraživanja. Istraživanja su uglavnom usmerena na višejezične prostore kako bi se pokazale višestruke veze između načina na koji se jezici koriste na određenoj teritoriji i njihovih specifičnih simboličkih funkcija. Ovaj rad tvrdi da multimodalni semiotički pristup komunikaciji, zasnovan na teoriji socijalne semiotike, pruža odgovarajuće okvire za istraživanje jezičkog pejsaža kao specifičnog društveno angažovanog diskursa. Multimodalni semiotički pristup redefiniše diskurs kao društveno konstruisano značenje o specifičnim aspektima stvarnosti koje se ostvaruje kroz više modaliteta. Svaki modalitet uključuje tri različita nivoa komunikativnih metafunkcija: reprezentaciju, interakciju i kompoziciju. Tako se diskurs konstituiše kao društveno angažovan proces u kojem svi modaliteti i njihove pripadajuće metafunkcije stalno međusobno interreaguju u stvaranju značenja (Hodge & Kress 1988: 5–6; Kress & Van Leeuwen 2006: 24–25). Jezički pejzaž će biti predstavljen kao multimodalni diskurs koji koristi i lingvističke i vizuelne resurse za stvaranje značenja. Nakon toga će biti pokazano da multimodalna semiotička analiza pruža neophodne metodološke alate za istraživanje i analizu jezičkog pejzaža na tri različita nivoa multimodalnih komunikativnih metafunkcija. Na kraju se zaključuje da pomenuti interdisciplinarni pristup jezičkom pejzažu pruža mogućnosti za bavljenje specifičnim gorućim pitanjima u sociolingvistici, kao što su jezik i rod, jezik politička moć i jezičke politike, fokusirajući se ne samo na to šta je predstavljeno na javnim oznakama na određenoj teritoriji, već i na to kome su te javne oznake namenjene.
Tematski zbornik Jezik i društvene nauke u kontaktu : izazovi interdisciplinarnosti / Međunarodna konferencija, Novi Sad, Univerzitet u Novom Sadu, Filozofski fakultet, 2025
Social Semiotics Theory, jezički pejzaž, multimodalni diskurs, multimodalna semiotička analiza, Multimodal Semiotic Analysis, Linguistic Landscape, multimodal discourse, teorija socijalne semiotike, Social Semiotic Theory
Social Semiotics Theory, jezički pejzaž, multimodalni diskurs, multimodalna semiotička analiza, Multimodal Semiotic Analysis, Linguistic Landscape, multimodal discourse, teorija socijalne semiotike, Social Semiotic Theory
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