LINGUISTICS LANDSCAPE OF PALOPO CITY

Abstract

Linguistic landscape research has been carried out in various parts of the world by several researchers. However, research on linguistic landscapes in Indonesia is still limited in number. Responding to the scarcity of studies on linguistic landscapes in Indonesia, this study discusses a bit about the proportion of top-down and bottom-up signs in Palopo City and data classification based on monolingualism and bilingualism in several public places and along the main roads of Palopo City. The results of the study show that the linguistic landscape is dominated by Indonesian. English is used more often than other foreign languages. Tae’ language as the mother tongue for most people in Palopo City is rarely used.