The Iconicity of Guidance Arrows in Public Transport

Kurihara, Yui

人文学林, 2025, 2, 151-176

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Title
The Iconicity of Guidance Arrows in Public Transport
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Kurihara, Yui ; クリハラ, ユイ
Subject
Iconicity
Guidance arro
Cognitive mode
Description
学術論文
Academic articles
Abstract
This paper examines differences in public transport guiding arrows across linguistic regions and explores their iconicity from a new perspective. Arrows may appear as universal symbols. As guidance arrows, however, their meanings and systems vary by linguistic context. In Japan, arrows represent the trajectories the passengers have to follow; they point to the path to select in France and indicate the general direction of destinations in Germany. Icons are generally analysed with similarity between form and referent, but similarity cannot explain our case. To discuss this issue, we introduced Monneretʼs (2014) concept of“ mapping” and showed that the operation of “mapping” functions according to a cognitive mode specific to each linguistic culture. This result highlights how language influences the interpretation of visual symbols.
Publisher
大阪大学大学院人文学研究科
Graduate School of Humanities, Osaka University
Source Title
人文学林
Journal of Interdisciplinary Humanities
Volume (Issue)
2
Page
151-176
Date of Issued
2025-03-31
Language
English
Handle URL
https://hdl.handle.net/11094/100784
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18910/100784
PISSN
27588963
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AB00034592
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open access
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紀要論文 Departmental Bulletin Paper
Journal of Interdisciplinary Humanities / 2