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Following an application of these approaches to data, we argue that the emergence of a user-generated virtual linguistic landscape is usefully understood as a process of \u2018linguascaping\u2019 (Jaworski et al. 2003; Ivkovi\u0107 2012); i.e. linguistic engagements that propagate opinions, beliefs and ideological positions. 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