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Linguistic Landscaping in Bookshops (5) – Slovenian

My request for information and images of how bookshops in other cities than the ones I frequent promote prescriptivism, and in particular usage guides, has met with a response! Thank you, Matjaž Zgonc, for your pictures of the linguistics section … Continue reading

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Linguistic Landscaping in Bookshops (3)

I had to be in Leiden for a social event this week, so decided to go a little earlier and visit as many of the bookshops in the city centre as I could manage. Three of them this time, all … Continue reading

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