著者は独デュースブルク大東アジア研究所現代日本言語文化学科所属。研究分野「都市の言語接触-東京における言語インフラストラクチャー」。"Linguistic Landscapes" is the first comprehensive approach to language on signs. It provides an up-to-date review of previous research, introduces a coherent analytical framework, and applies this framework to a sample of signs collected in Tokyo. "Linguistic Landscapes" demonstrates that the study of language on signs provides a unique research perspective to urban multilingualism.