Christiana Themistocleous
List of John Benjamins publications in which Christiana Themistocleous is involved.
Articles
2023 Language battles in the Linguistic Landscape of a divided capital: A comparative study of political economies of Greek-Cypriot and Turkish-Cypriot commercial establishments The Political Economy of Linguistic Landscapes, Järlehed, Johan, Tommaso M. Milani and Tove Rosendal (eds.), pp. 306–327 | Article
In this paper we explore multilingual practices in the Linguistic Landscape which are geared towards commercial goals. We study simultaneously the commercial areas of two conflict-affected communities in Nicosia (Cyprus) which are divided by a UN-controlled buffer zone. Ledras (Greek-Cypriot) is… read more
2020 Multilingual voices of unification in ‘No man’s land’: Evidence from the Linguistic Landscape of Nicosia’s UN-controlled buffer zone Multilingual Landscapes and the Construction of Community, Gaiser, Leonie and Yaron Matras (eds.), pp. 155–182 | Article
The island of Cyprus and Nicosia, its capital, have been divided by a UN-controlled buffer zone since the 1974 war. The ease of movement restrictions in 2003 saw Greek-Cypriots and Turkish-Cypriots crossing into each other’s area after 30 years of complete separation and increased mobility,… read more