Abstract
The purpose of this study is to analyse the extended meaning of the variety of English words used by the Indian Railways in their signages, trackside indicator boards, station name boards and symbols, directives etc in different forms of railway territories, and find out the differences in choice of expression among them. The data for the study were collected from the published sign boards symbols in the railway premises, platform in different zones across the Indian Railways network, passenger directives displayed at the railway premises and inside the coaches, other notifications and directives published in time tables etc. All these can be classified under advertisements of two broad categories: commercial and non-commercial.
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