Upper Sorbian in Budyšin / Bautzen: Examples from Bautzen’s Linguistic Landscape

Evan W. Bleakly

doi:10.2478/lccc-2022-0002

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Upper Sorbian in Budyšin / Bautzen: Examples from Bautzen’s Linguistic Landscape

LANGUAGE: Codification, Competence, Communication

Volume 1-2 (2022): Issue 6-7 (January 2022)

By: Evan W. Bleakly

Open Access

|Jan 2023

Abstract

This article investigates the frequency of Upper Sorbian, an endangered Slavic minority language, in the linguistic landscape of Budyšin / Bautzen. The analysis in this article focuses on the languages used in specific functions (hours of operation, operational instructions, and street names) on signage along a major street in the center of Budyšin / Bautzen.

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