NAFTA--the North American Free Trade Agreement--has influenced the use of signag

Authors

Rhea Cote Robbins

Source

Portland Monthly

Date

6-1-2007

Additional Date Information

Summerguide 2007

Pages

119-120

Abstract

NAFTA--the North American Free Trade Agreement--has influenced the use of signage in Spanish in big box stores. Reputedly 40 percent of Maine's population is French in heritage, culture, and language. Even near the bilingual Canadian border, big box stores display signs in Spanish.

Subjects

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Hypermarkets

Recommended Citation

Robbins, Rhea Cote, "NAFTA--the North American Free Trade Agreement--has influenced the use of signag" (2007). Maine News Index – Portland Monthly. 1303.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_portmonthly/1303