www.jee-bd.com A CASE STUDY OF LINGUISTIC LANDSCAPING IN BANGLADESH: PABNA CONTEXT Snehangshu Shekhar Chanda Professor, Department of Basic Science and Language Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet (Editorial Board Member, JEE) Email: sschanda2002@yahoo.com Md. Akhtar Hossain Associate Professor, Department of Language Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka Email: sunny7tauhid@yahoo.com Abdul Rahman Assistant Professor Department of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University Email: clickshibly@gmail.com [Citation: Chanda, S. S., Hossain, M. A. & Rahman, A. (2018). A CASE STUDY OF LINGUISTIC LANDSCAPING IN BANGLADESH: PABNA CONTEXT, Journal of ELT and Education, 1(1): 11-22.] Abstract The present comprehensive study deals with the linguistic landscaping of Pabna context in Bangladesh. Linguistic landscapes are typical specimens to how languages are used in bi-lingual or multilingual societies and public spaces. Very few respondents of different professions are bilinguals (Bangla and English) and rest are monolinguals (Bangla)). On the other hand the people of shoemaker community are monolinguals. The study reveals the influence of colonial language in Pabna area reflected through the signboards and other signs. Pabna town remains unique in its numbering the doors of houses in every street which is a systematic approach in other cities of Bangladesh. The signboards of public spaces are mostly bilingual with English and the native language of Bangladesh but the signboards of government offices are mostly written in Bangla. Out of sixty-two shops 77.41% are bilingual (written in Bengali and in English), 19.35% are monolingual (written in Bangla) and 3.24% are also monolingual (written in English). Finally, the researchers provide some recommendations. Keywords: Linguistic landscape, language, billboards, signboards, street signs 1. Introduction Language is the most common universal medium of communication. Language is all around us in textual form as it is displayed on shop windows, commercial signs, posters, official notices, traffic signs, etc. (Gorter 2006). From flashy advertisements and commercials, names of buildings, streets and shops, instructions and warning signs and graffiti to cyber space, different languages present themselves to us round the clock. As people move, the surrounding languages of a particular setting or „landscape‟ catch their eyes which get them thinking about the variety, style and associated purpose of the languages used. But most of the time people do not pay much attention to the „linguistic landscape‟ that surrounds them. However, in recent years an increasing number of researchers have started to take a closer look and study the language texts that are present in public space (Gorter 2006). Article History: Received: 02.12.2018 Revised: 12.12.2018 Accepted: 26.12.2018 Published: 31.12.2018 Journal of ELT and Education (JEE), 1(1), December-2018, Page: 11-22 ISSN (Print): 2618-1290, ISSN (Online): 2663-1482, ISSN-L: 2618-1290