Unveiling dynamics of language visibility and vitality in café menus near Labrang Monastery
IntroductionThis study explores the dynamics of Linguistic Landscapes (LL) in the commercial tourist district near Labrang Monastery by analyzing the use of Tibetan, Mandarin, and English on café menus.Traditionally, LL research has focused on language visibility as an indicator of vitality, overlooking contextual complexities.We challenge this ap