Diaspora and Asian spaces in a transnational world
Abstract Earlier versions of the papers in this Special Issue of Linguistic Landscape were originally presented at XIScape, the Eleventh Linguistic Landscape Workshop in Bangkok. As the first ever Linguistic Landscape Workshop convened in Asia, it afforded scholars from six continents, many of whom had never had the chance to attend a LL workshop in the past, the opportunity to present their work and to hear what others were doing. Some adhered strictly to the workshop theme, “East Meets West: Social Reflection and Integration.” Others interpreted the theme more loosely. Still others overlooked it. The result was a program of approximately seventy papers on a diverse range of topics employing an eclectic array of theoretical frameworks and methodologies.