About the Authors

Shonna Trinch

is a sociolinguist and faculty member at John Jay College, CUNY.

Edward Snajdr

is a cultural anthropologist and faculty member at John Jay College, CUNY.

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“Our fascination with and documentation of the textual density of Brooklyn’s storefront signs began immediately … ”

— Trinch & Snajdr, What the Signs Say, 2020

Trinch & Snajdr pictured here with James Caldwell, collecting data in the field.