1. What type of sign? For each of the following signs try to decide whether it is : a)iconiciconic b)arbitraryarbitrary c)symbolic d)indexicalindexical Click on the button to the right of the sign when you have decided. Some may be harder than others. Go back to the previous pages to remind yourself if you are unsure.

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18. You might have noticed that some signs work in more than one way. The last one for example…it works on all levels – Iconic in that it resembles a camera.Iconic Arbitrary as an agreed road sign for drivers.Arbitrary Symbolic in signifying slow down. Indexical as an index of speed.Indexical

19. Activities: 1.Design a set of signs for the staff room, dining room, science lab, gymnasium and computer suite of a multi-lingual school. 2.Using a digital camera collect images of as many signs as possible from as many different sites as possible. Supermarkets, railway stations and airports are awash with signs. Download your images and categorise them- Which would be easiest for a foreign visitor to understand?