The Language of Signage

Location

CSU 201

Start Date

10-4-2018 10:00 AM

End Date

10-4-2018 11:00 AM

Student's Major

Anthropology

Student's College

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Mentor's Name

Chelsea Mead

Mentor's Department

Anthropology

Mentor's College

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Description

Signs play a central role in our day to day lives and MNSU they play a critical role in providing direction, regulating behavior, and representing the community symbolically. This research examines the use of linguistic signs on campus to better understand the role of linguistic choice being communicated to the community. By examining the linguistic features of signage around campus, I offer important insights into their impact on college student experiences and understandings of communication. Completing an analysis of signage from popular campus locations and historic signage, I suggest that the language of campus is overwhelmingly English dominant. As a university dedicated and proud of its international student populations and relationships, I offer new insights into the ways the university can increase its support of linguistic diversity through signage to support multilingualism amongst all students. The larger implications of my research are ways to increase fluency in public communication by looking at signage around on campus.

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The Language of Signage

CSU 201

Signs play a central role in our day to day lives and MNSU they play a critical role in providing direction, regulating behavior, and representing the community symbolically. This research examines the use of linguistic signs on campus to better understand the role of linguistic choice being communicated to the community. By examining the linguistic features of signage around campus, I offer important insights into their impact on college student experiences and understandings of communication. Completing an analysis of signage from popular campus locations and historic signage, I suggest that the language of campus is overwhelmingly English dominant. As a university dedicated and proud of its international student populations and relationships, I offer new insights into the ways the university can increase its support of linguistic diversity through signage to support multilingualism amongst all students. The larger implications of my research are ways to increase fluency in public communication by looking at signage around on campus.

Recommended Citation

Kone, Berry. "The Language of Signage." Undergraduate Research Symposium, Mankato, MN, April 10, 2018.
https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/urs/2018/oral-session-01/3