Welcome to swiss-scape!
This platform seeks to foster the exchange of ideas and data in the field of linguistic landscape (LL), focusing on the linguistic-semiotic landscape and soundscape in public and private spaces, as well as on the implementation of LL in the classroom. Our audience includes teachers, students and researchers interested in promoting and researching visual multilingualism and the linguistic soundscape of Switzerland.
swiss-scape
Our swiss-scape website aims to represent the Swiss multilingual and multimodal linguistic and sound landscape. Visitors to the website are also invited to enrich swiss-scape with their own data (photos, audio recordings) and didactic materials. Send your contributions to: edina.krompak@phlu.ch. We look forward to hearing from you.
Interesting weblinks
What linguistic landscape research projects are currently running internationally and in Switzerland? Where can scientific publications on linguistic landscape be found? Our selection of interesting links provides an overview of the research field and the didactic use of linguistic landscape.
Animated film «What is linguistic landscape?
Have you ever paid attention to the linguistic signs in public spaces?
What do the languages, symbols and colours mean?
Where and when do you hear certain sounds?
How do they make you feel? How do they influence you?
This short animated film, «What is Linguistic Landscape?», introduces you to the world of linguistic landscape.
Video
Language and Space. Joint viewing of the exhibition «Konsumpalast» by Renate and René Eisenegger in the context of the international conference «Language and Space – Multilingualism in Educational Research and in School» held in March 2021 at the University of Teacher Education Schaffhausen