An Exploratory Case Study of Signage at Beijing Daxing and Denver International Airports

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Berry, N. (2022). An Exploratory Case Study of Signage at Beijing Daxing and Denver International Airports. Unc Charlotte Electronic Theses And Dissertations.
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Abstract

This thesis presents an analysis of signage inside two international airports, public linguistic spaces that should be accessible to both global visitors as well as disabled populations. International airports and their multimodal signage present a rich environment to study global hierarchies and values. The general research question that guides this exploratory case study is: how does signage at two large international airports reflect social hierarchies in these culturally diverse spaces? More specifically, an analysis is presented of the signage visible in airport walkthrough videos of Denver International and the new Beijing Daxing International airport. This thesis found that English was a dominant language on signage in both airports, and that communicative elements such as pictographs and building architecture reflected both local and international values within the spaces.

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Author

Berry, Noah

Title

An Exploratory Case Study of Signage at Beijing Daxing and Denver International Airports

Physical Description

1 online resource (88 pages) : PDF

Date

2022

Degree Granting Institution

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Abstract

This thesis presents an analysis of signage inside two international airports, public linguistic spaces that should be accessible to both global visitors as well as disabled populations. International airports and their multimodal signage present a rich environment to study global hierarchies and values. The general research question that guides this exploratory case study is: how does signage at two large international airports reflect social hierarchies in these culturally diverse spaces? More specifically, an analysis is presented of the signage visible in airport walkthrough videos of Denver International and the new Beijing Daxing International airport. This thesis found that English was a dominant language on signage in both airports, and that communicative elements such as pictographs and building architecture reflected both local and international values within the spaces.

Genre

masters theses

Subjects--Topics

Communication of technical information
Linguistics

Degree

M.A.

Keywords

Airport
Linguistic Landscapes
Linguistics
Pictograph
Signage
Technical Communication

Subject Area

English

Advisor(s)

Wickliff, Gregory

Committee Members

Blitvich, Pilar
Roeder, Rebecca

Degree Note

Thesis (M.A.)--University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2022.

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