| dc.description.abstract | This research investigates the linguistic landscape of Miyakojima, Okinawa
Prefecture, Japan. Linguistic landscape refers to linguistic objects that signify
public space. The purpose of this study is to explain the function and form of the
linguistic landscape on Miyakojima. This study used a descriptive method by
collecting landscape photographs and data through personal documentation. The
theories used are linguistic landscape theory and sociolinguistic theory. The data
for the research was obtained by observing the marks found on Miyakojima's
main road using the author's smartphone camera during an internship program in
Japan. Based on the results of the analysis conducted, the linguistic landscape in
Miyako Island was found to have three language models: monolingual, bilingual,
and multilingual. The mark comes in two forms: top-down and bottom-up. The
mark has an information function, a symbolic function or a social function, and an
educational function. The languages used were Japanese, English, and local
languages. From the research conducted, the author concluded. The linguistic
form of the linguistic landscape on Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan is
dominated by the use of a monolingual language model, that is, by the use of the
Japanese national language, and by a bottom-up form. | en_US |
