Language Diversity in Urban Landscapes: An Econometric Study

dc.creatorOnofri, Laura
dc.creatorNunes, Paulo A.L.D.
dc.creatorCenoz, Jasone
dc.creatorGorter, Durk
dc.date2017-04-01T13:59:14Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-09T04:27:21Z
dc.descriptionThis multidisciplinary study adopts econometric analysis for investigating how different characteristics determine the choice of the language used in the signs of a shopping street. We work with a dataset containing about 200 observations collected in the main shopping streets of the cities of Donostia (Spain) and Ljouwert (The Netherlands). The results corroborate the important assumption that multilingualism and the choice of the language (even in a street sign) is an individual and a social preference. Therefore, understanding individuals’ linguistic preference structures is preliminary to the target and design of proper linguistic and social policies.
dc.identifierdoi:10.22004/ag.econ.36764
dc.identifierhttps://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/36764/files/40-08.pdf
dc.identifierhttp://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/36764
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/550189
dc.languageeng
dc.publisher
dc.sourcehttp://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/36764
dc.titleLanguage Diversity in Urban Landscapes: An Econometric Study
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