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Система городской навигации города Москвы как проблема мултьтикультурного моделирования лингвистического образа города
The Latinization of Moscow street signs as an approach to urban navigation in a multicultural environment

Author(s): Olga Suleimanova, Daria Holodova
Subject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Нов български университет
Keywords: linguistics; Latinization; transcription; transliteration; street signs; translation;

Summary/Abstract: The paper discusses directions in the Latinization of Moscow street signs as an approach to facilitating urban navigation in a multicultural environment. Existing transliteration standards are critically reviewed and compared in the aims of identifying the most suitable Latinization approaches to meet the requirements of the modern city.

  • Issue Year: I/2015
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 97-115
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Russian