schoolscape

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noun

The linguistic setting of a school or education institution, especially the visual language in terms of signage.

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Meanings

nounschoolscape (plural schoolscapes)

plural schoolscapes

  1. human sciencesThe linguistic setting of a school or education institution, especially the visual language in terms of signage.

    Studies have narrowed the territorial focus to signage used in specific cities, townships, suburbs, precincts, etc., in the grounds of schools, called ‘schoolscapes’, in shopping centres, and other localised areas.

    2019, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, →DOI, page 2

Origin

From school + -scape.

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APA

schoolscape. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schoolscape

MLA

“schoolscape.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schoolscape. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “schoolscape,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schoolscape.

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