Lingscape

Linguistic Landscaping

Only for iPhone

Free · Designed for iPhone

iPhone

Have you ever wondered how many signs you pass on your daily way to work? In which languages these signs are lettered? And how language in public space changes over time? Welcome to Lingscape! Writing is everywhere in public space. All different kinds of signs and lettering form the linguistic landscape of a place or community. Often these signs display different languages, be they on the same sign or next to each other. Lingscape is an app for researching such linguistic landscapes all over the world. Therefore we collect photos of signs and lettering on an interactive map. Our main objectives: First, we want to analyze the diversity and dynamics of public writing. And second, we want to do that together with people all from over the world. You can help us to collect as many photos as possible. Upload your own photos or explore the map with all photos added by other users. Share photos you like with your friends. Become part of our crowd research team by contributing to our project. Citizen science meets linguistic landscaping, or short: Lingscape!

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The developer, Christoph Purschke, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .

  • Data Not Linked to You

    The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:

    • Location
    • User Content
    • Identifiers

Privacy practices may vary based, for example, on the features you use or your age. Learn More

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  • Provider
    • Christoph Purschke
  • Size
    • 54.8 MB
  • Category
    • Education
  • Compatibility
    Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
    • iPhone
      Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
    • iPod touch
      Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
    • Mac
      Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
    • Apple Vision
      Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
  • Languages
    English and 6 more
    • English, Arabic, Catalan, French, German, Luxembourgish, Spanish
  • Age Rating
    4+
  • Copyright
    • © 2016 Christoph Purschke/University of Luxembourg