https://newwordwall.com/projects/Recent content in Projects on New Word WallHugoen-usThu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://newwordwall.com/projects/linguistic-landscapes/Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://newwordwall.com/projects/linguistic-landscapes/<h1 id="linguistic-landscapes">Linguistic Landscapes</h1> <h2 id="language-in-culture-and-community">Language in Culture and Community</h2> <p>Spoken language has consistently proven a difficult entity to research because it——like a cultural value——is highly untangible.</p> <p>This intangible component of society is referred to as a &lsquo;mentifact.&rsquo;</p> <blockquote> <p>Mentifact (noun): the intangible, ideological components of a culture such as its shared ideas, values, beliefs, attitudes, preferences, and knowledge. A mentifact is one of three subcategories that can be combined to sum up the traits of a culture (<em>Three Components of Culutre</em>). These three components of culture include mentifacts, sociofacts, and artifacts.</p>