Semiology of highway codes in Techiman
- Country : Ghana
- Subject : Education
Abstract
This research work identifies some selected Ghana Highway Codes in Techiman and uses semiotic approach to analyse the components; especially, the non-linguistic sign and symbols used as signifiers of specific information about road usages. It also examines the communication components identified in the Highway Codes to show the synergy between the signs and the linguistic imprints and how they all correlate to make communication effective. The data examined in this research are some of the Highway Codes or traffic signs commonly used on Ghanaian cities and intercity roads. The researcher used hundred (100) respondents who answered the questionnaire sent to them. Both quantitative and qualitative descriptions were used in the analysis. The research work discovered that the Highway Codes are not put into effective use by the road users in Techiman, mostly due to the fact that attention is not paid to the codes as part of the driving philosophy that users must imbibe. It therefore recommends that deliberate efforts must be made by the officials of the road safety commission, Ghana and those in charge of issuance of driving license (DVLA) to ensure that drivers not only pay attention to the Ghana Highway Codes but also religiously adhere to the creeds they represent.
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