Semiotic Analysis: A Study Of The Interpretation Of Road Signs Among Professional And Non-Professional Drivers In District Mardan
The aim of the current study is to examine how professional and non-professional drivers can comprehend the traffic signs that are most prevalent in the Mardan region. This research intends to draw attention to the differences between drivers' perceptions and understanding. This study also intends to determine how education affects the comprehension and interpretation of professional and non-professional drivers. To conduct this study, the researchers have collected data from non-professional and professional drivers of the Mardan region. The drivers were interviewed, and based on their responses; they were divided into professional and non-professional drivers. The study's main objective is to shed light on how professional and nonprofessional drivers interpret traffic signs that they come into close contact with. The researchers came to the conclusion that professional drivers' interpretations differ from those of non-professional drivers. The study also discovered that drivers mostly depend on their driving experience for comprehension rather than their educational background.
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Semiotic Analysis, Professional Drivers, Non-professional Drivers, Road Signs, Interpretation.
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(1) Sumaira Rauf
MPhil Scholar, Department of English, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
(2) Aiman Gul
MPhil Scholar, Department of English, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
(3) Syeda Faryal
MPhil Scholar, Department of English, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
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APA : Rauf, S., Gul, A., & Faryal, S. (2023). Semiotic Analysis: A Study Of The Interpretation Of Road Signs Among Professional And Non-Professional Drivers In District Mardan. Global Regional Review, VIII(III), 33-42. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2023(VIII-III).04
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CHICAGO : Rauf, Sumaira, Aiman Gul, and Syeda Faryal. 2023. "Semiotic Analysis: A Study Of The Interpretation Of Road Signs Among Professional And Non-Professional Drivers In District Mardan." Global Regional Review, VIII (III): 33-42 doi: 10.31703/grr.2023(VIII-III).04
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HARVARD : RAUF, S., GUL, A. & FARYAL, S. 2023. Semiotic Analysis: A Study Of The Interpretation Of Road Signs Among Professional And Non-Professional Drivers In District Mardan. Global Regional Review, VIII, 33-42.
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MHRA : Rauf, Sumaira, Aiman Gul, and Syeda Faryal. 2023. "Semiotic Analysis: A Study Of The Interpretation Of Road Signs Among Professional And Non-Professional Drivers In District Mardan." Global Regional Review, VIII: 33-42
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MLA : Rauf, Sumaira, Aiman Gul, and Syeda Faryal. "Semiotic Analysis: A Study Of The Interpretation Of Road Signs Among Professional And Non-Professional Drivers In District Mardan." Global Regional Review, VIII.III (2023): 33-42 Print.
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OXFORD : Rauf, Sumaira, Gul, Aiman, and Faryal, Syeda (2023), "Semiotic Analysis: A Study Of The Interpretation Of Road Signs Among Professional And Non-Professional Drivers In District Mardan", Global Regional Review, VIII (III), 33-42
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TURABIAN : Rauf, Sumaira, Aiman Gul, and Syeda Faryal. "Semiotic Analysis: A Study Of The Interpretation Of Road Signs Among Professional And Non-Professional Drivers In District Mardan." Global Regional Review VIII, no. III (2023): 33-42. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2023(VIII-III).04