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Linguistic landscape in Macau: a comparative analysis before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
| Resumo: | Abstract Introduction: The pandemic has had a broad and lasting impact on the Macau community, which has motivated many scholars to explore these effects from different perspectives. In our view, it would have special meaning to conduct a study from the perspective of the linguistic landscape. Objective: Investigate how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected Macau's linguistic landscape. Methods: Our research was essentially a quantitative study through a comparative analysis of specific data collected before and during the pandemic. Results: The results showed that linguistic diversity in Macau was maintained, in parallel with the increase in the predominance of the Chinese mother tongue of the majority of inhabitants. Non-governmental organizations and institutions were less affected by language policy in disseminating messages related to the pandemic. Conclusion: Macau's linguistic landscape transformed concomitantly with the changes caused by the pandemic, particularly in the demographic structure of the local community. |
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| Autores principais: | Zhang,Jing |
| Outros Autores: | Zhang,Jingwei |
| Assunto: | linguistic landscape Macau COVID -19 pandemic quantitative approach |
| Ano: | 2024 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | SciELO Portugal |
| Resumo: | Abstract Introduction: The pandemic has had a broad and lasting impact on the Macau community, which has motivated many scholars to explore these effects from different perspectives. In our view, it would have special meaning to conduct a study from the perspective of the linguistic landscape. Objective: Investigate how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected Macau's linguistic landscape. Methods: Our research was essentially a quantitative study through a comparative analysis of specific data collected before and during the pandemic. Results: The results showed that linguistic diversity in Macau was maintained, in parallel with the increase in the predominance of the Chinese mother tongue of the majority of inhabitants. Non-governmental organizations and institutions were less affected by language policy in disseminating messages related to the pandemic. Conclusion: Macau's linguistic landscape transformed concomitantly with the changes caused by the pandemic, particularly in the demographic structure of the local community. |
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