Abstract
This study examines the linguistic landscape of Barta'a, a Palestinian village divided by the Green Line, to explore how socio-political factors shape language and identity. Using quantitative and qualitative methods, 320 commercial signs and interviews with six shop owners were analysed. The findings reveal Arabic dominance in Eastern Barta'a (38%) and more bilingual (41%) and trilingual (24%) signs in the Western side, mainly Arabic-Hebrew combinations. English appears as a supplementary global language. The results underscore how language choices in border regions reflect cultural identities and political divisions within conflict-ridden contexts.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Journal | Language and Intercultural Communication |
| DOIs | |
| State | Accepted/In press - 2025 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2025 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
Keywords
- Border villages
- conflict
- identity
- language
- political division
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