Introduction to Special Issue

Abstract

Over the past two decades, Linguistic Landscape (LL) scholarship has developed into a vibrant, interdisciplinary field that spans analysis of all multimodal meaning-making, power dynamics, and identity creation in society to show all of these can be leveraged for teaching and learning in schools (Gorter & Cenoz, 2025; Przymus & Solmaz, 2025). The field has evolved from an initial focus on public signage to include schoolscapes, digital landscapes, semiotic landscapes, soundscapes, fictional landscapes, and any meaning-making interaction with our physical, virtual, and imaginary surroundings (Brown, 2012; Ivkovic & Lotherington, 2009; Landry & Bourhis, 1997; Shohamy & Gorter, 2008; Solmaz, 2025). LL research has consistently shown the dynamic relationships among language, space, power, and identity as well as the ability to adapt with changing events and evolving educational, social, and political needs.