Linguistic Landscaping and the Pacific Region: Colonization, Indigenous Identities, and Critical Discourse Theory [Paperback]

In Linguistic Landscaping and the Pacific Region: Colonization, Indigenous Identities, and Critical Discourse Theory, Diane Elizabeth Johnson provides four case studies, each exploring the use of language in public spaces in an area of the Pacific in which colonization has played a major role: The Kingdom of Hawaii/Hawaii, Aotearoa/New Zealand, Kanaky/New Caledonia, and Tahiti. Each of these studies is informed by critical discourse theory, highlighting the ways in which hegemonic structures may be established, reinforced, and particularly in times of crisiscontested and overturned. The book introduces the case studies in the context of a parallel introduction to the Pacific region, critical discourse theory, and research on linguistic landscapes. The critical discussion is accessible to students and others who are approaching these contexts and theories for the first time, while also locating the authors work in relation to existing scholarship. Johnson urges readers to listen carefully to the voices of indigenous peoples at a time when the danger of Western certainties has been fully exposed.Diane Elizabeth Johnson was lecturer at The University of Waikato.

This book brings together an excellent collection of studies on the linguistic landscape of several Pacific nations and their peoples. It reflects on the impact of colonization and discusses how a colonized people 'struggle to assert their voices in the face of dominant colonial authorities and ideologies.' The author has cleverly used the linguistic landscape to showcase the determination of these Pacific nations and peoples to reclaim what has almost been lost. An insightful and thought-provoking read. Sophie Nock, Ngati Kuri, University of Waikato

Johnson offers a brilliant and intriguing theory of the significance of Indigenous languages from an interdisciplinary approach. Through her definition of linguistic landscape, the author engages the reader in critical discussions of the correlatils%