ABSTRACT

The article explores the linguistic landscape (LL) of Itaewon, a former American military “camp town” in Seoul, by providing a snapshot of its conflicting portrayals. With the LL serving as a critical index of language-, class-, and ethnicity-related social disparities, this study examines, through the notion of “framing” semiotic resources, (1) the state’s and district’s positions towards gentrification and multiculturalism in Itaewon and (2) how the underlying social class and ethnic disparities pertaining to gentrification are reflected. The framing of signs raises, at the macro and latent levels, questions regarding hierarchy among languages, classes and ethnic groups, and the coexistence of a binary internationalized population. It turns one’s attention towards not only what is seen/foreseen but also what is unseen/ignored. The study presents an informed means of revealing contextualized sociolinguistic voices in an area with a complex and unsettled history.

摘要

本文通过提供其相互矛盾的描述的快照，探讨了位于首尔的前美国军事“营地小镇”梨泰院的语言景观 (LL)。由于 LL 是与语言、阶级和种族相关的社会差异的关键指标，本研究通过“框架”符号资源的概念来检验（1）国家和地区对梨泰院中产阶级化和多元文化主义的立场(2)如何反映与士绅化相关的潜在社会阶层和种族差异。符号的框架在宏观和潜在的层面上提出了关于语言、阶级和种族群体之间的等级制度，以及二元国际化人口共存的问题。它不仅将人们的注意力转向所看到/预见到的事物，而且还将注意力转向未看到/忽略的事物。