A Review of Research on the Relationship between Linguistic Landscape and Space

Abstract

In recent years, the linguistic landscape research has gradually attracted the attention of scholars in many related research fields. This paper mainly combines the core research topics in the research field of linguistic landscape, from the definition oflinguistic landscape and the function of linguistic land-scape, the definition of related academic terms and concepts, the empirical research of linguistic landscape in urban blocks at home and abroad, the theoretical study of linguistic landscape, and therelationship between linguistic landscape and spatial dimensions. Five levels of research, the current situation of domestic and foreign urban linguistic landscape studies and the overall research related to this paper are reviewed. To sum up, the stylistic characteristics, structure and function of linguistic landscapes reflect the characteristics of the study area to a certain extent. The study found that linguistic landscape is closely related to public space and indoor space. The special characteristics and regional functions of space can affect the characteristics and functions of linguistic landscapes. At the same time, there is a relationship between linguistic landscape and space. On the whole, this study provides a clear development direction for the core research questions in fu-ture linguistic landscape research. Linguistic landscape research focuses on the combination of micro and macro research perspectives and aims to reveal the relationship between linguistic landscape and its space. The study of linguistic landscape mainly focuses on the interaction between language, visual activities, spa-tial practice and cultural dimensions, especially the construction of spatial discourse with text as the medium and the use of symbolic resources.