The linguistic landscape of a revolutionary country : the case of Cuba.

Abstract

The present research article aims to give an overview over the linguistic landscape of Cuba shaped by more than 50 years of socialist revolution, because the linguistic landscape of a country can be considered as a lens, which can be used to interpret social and political facts. With a qualitative methodology, the article present data on the Cuban Linguistic Landscape and analyze the political content, linguistic characteristics and objectives of a sample of signs present in the Cuban LL, and how this has been used by the propaganda in Cuba in order to celebrate the revolution and spread revolutionary values and ideas.