Abstract:
This study was carried out to find out the languages used in train station Medan.
This thesis focused on researching the languages used in signs, signs categories,
and the signs construction in landscape of train station Medan. The data in this
thesis was taken from signs at train station Medan and interviews with two
informants. The total signs used as data in this thesis were 125 signs. The theories
applied in this thesis were theories from Splsky and Cooper that discuss various
types of monolingual and bilingual signs, and the categories of signs. In this
study, the researcher used a descriptive - qualitative and quantitative approach by
collecting data, then classifies the data. The results of the data analysis showed
that the languages found in the linguistic landscape of the Medan train station
were Indonesian and English. Sign categories at Medan train station that function
as direction signs, advertising signs, warning notices and prohibitions, building
names, informative names, slogans, ad graffiti. These signs besides have their
own functions. Based on the interviewe, the formation of signs in the linguistic
landscape of the train station Medan, the use of the language was used to facilitate
passengers to get information. Indonesian is used because the national language
and English as an international language.
