For our video blog, my group and I decided that the best way to discover more about the different languages spoken in Maastricht, aside from Dutch and English, would be by conducting interviews with shop/restaurant owners from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds. We interviewed people working in Asian, Indian, Turkish and Spanish places and we found that there is quite a lot of linguistic diversity going on around in Maastrich. We hope you enjoy this video!
Tag: Linguistic Landscape
Drielandenpunt & the Linguistic Landscape
‘Vaalsberg’ (Mount of Vaals) is a hill with a height of 322.7 metres, making it the highest point in the Netherlands. However, besides the aforementioned fact, the location is also a tripoint between Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands and referred to as the Drielandepunt. Lia, Eva and myself were interested in exploring the place in order to find out what signs and maps are used in the area, and in which languages. Consequently, we went to explore the linguistic landscape at the Drielandepunt and this video is a representation of our findings. Enjoy!
Trip to Drielandenpunt
For our video blog Luca, Eva and I went to the Drielandenpunt in Vaals, where the countries of The Netherlands, Germany and Belgium meet. There we looked at the linguistic landscape focusing on signs, maps etc. This is what we found out!
Linguistic Landscape at the Drielandenpunt
Last week Lia, Luca and me went to the Drielandenpunt in Vaals, where the borders of Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium coincide. We looked at the linguistic landscape and wanted to find out what languages are used in signs, maps, cafes, and the like. This video shows what we discovered. Enjoy it!
Blog assignment 4. The linguistic landscape of Maastricht
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The different tongues of Brussels
Being interested in the European Linguistic Landscape, we went to its capital Brussels, armed with a camera to explore the language diversity of the population of Brussels. Enjoy the video!