ABSTRACT
Against the backdrop of the popularly accepted (mis)conception that Bangladesh is a monolingual country, the existing multilingual ecology of the territory needs to be examined with a critical understanding. This mixed-method study which employs both quantitative and qualitative approaches to data analysis aims to address the processes of recontextualisation of English and other foreign languages within the territory. Hence, for investigating the nature of code choice and identifying the prioritised code between Bangla and English, the present study explores the linguistic landscapes (LLs) of Dhaka city. To conduct this research, a corpus of 560 photographs of different official and commercial signboards of the Motijheel and Gulshan areas of Dhaka city was compiled. The study implicates a new insight for understanding LLs of Bangladesh which indicates a dissociation of the native linguistic and cultural concepts from the place itself and the transformation establishes significant attributes of deterritorialisation which is an integral part of Foucauldian heterotopia.
