PALRA | Documenting Living Languages in Western Iberia
SM | San Martín de Trevejo Corpus ID : 017 - 155758
Semiotic Resources (TS) / Composition (LL) : image+symbol (Cristo de la Cruz Bendita, crucifixion iconography)
Translational Agency (TS) / Directedness (LL) : bottom-up (individual/household devotional display)
Discursive Framing (TS) / Discourse (LL) : religious, private (devotional, communal identity)
Translation Strategy (TS) / Distribution (LL) : not applicable (non-textual visual semiotics)
Visibility / Linguistic Hierarchy (TS) / Dominance (LL) : other, image as primary signifier (no text present)
Mobility (TS) / Dynamics (LL) : mobile: temporary/seasonal (hung on balcony during festival period)
Sign Type (TS) / Form (LL) : object non sign(devotional banner)
Textual Integrity (TS) / Integrity (LL) : complete (image intact and legible)
Intertextuality (TS) / Layering (LL) : cultural+historic , intertextual reference to local religious traditions and Catholic iconography
Multilingualism (TS) / Linguality (LL) : non-linguistic (visual only, no written language)
Material (TS) / Material (LL) : fabric (textile banner/fabric print=
Inscription (TS) / Mode (LL) : printed (photographic reproduction on cloth)
Agents (TS) / Name (LL) : person+religious agent (local confraternity, parish community); private household display
Placement (TS) / Placement (LL) : other (balcony/house façade)
Size (TS) / Size (LL) : A3-1m² (medium banner)
Status (TS) / Status (LL) : recognised (unauthorised but socially religious tradition)
Paratext (TS) / Supplement (LL) : none (image itself functions as core message)
Temporality (TS) / Temporality (LL) : event-related (linked to annual festival, May 3rd)
Language Constellation (TS) / Languages (LL) : NOL none (visual-only, no language)
Intersemiotic Elements (TS) / Non-Linguistic Semiotics (LL): imagen+symbol crucifix, red background, reference to altar setting
Translation Mode (TS) / Translation Mode (LL) : intersemiotic (non-verbal sign)
Translational Silencing (TS) / Absence Marker (LL) : yes (Extremaduran absent)
Notes : This devotional banner is a community semiotic resource linking private domestic space with collective religious identity. Its annual appearance during the Cristo de la Cruz Bendita festival reflects ritualised temporality in the local semioscape, where religious imagery substitutes for linguistic signage in affirming identity and belonging.
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Laura_Pizarro_Jacinto
Spain
Cáceres
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Laura_Pizarro_Jacinto
Spain
Cáceres
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Laura_Pizarro_Jacinto
Spain
Cáceres
This image contains:
English (Latin alphabet)
Artist’s name: Santiago Sierra
Location & date: Senatsreservenspeicher, Cuvrystraße 3/4, Berlin-Kreuzberg, 2011
Japanese (日本語)
サンティアゴ・シエラ: “Santiago Sierra” (written phonetically in Katakana)
穀物倉9番と16番の中から録音したベルリン: “Berlin recorded from inside granaries No. 9 and No. 16”
German (Deutsch)
Senatsreservenspeicher: “Senate Reserve Storage” (a former grain storage building in Berlin)
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Naomi_Heller
Spain
València
Sticker on lamppost
Valencia
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Naomi_Heller
Spain
València
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Valencia
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Naomi_Heller
Spain
València
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Valencia
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Spain
València
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València
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Valencia
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alex_analyzing stickers_unibe
Spain
València
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Valencia
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alex_analyzing stickers_unibe
Spain
València
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Valencia
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Laura_Pizarro_Jacinto
Spain
San Martín de Trevejo
PALRA | Documenting Living Languages in Western Iberia
SM | San Martín de Trevejo Corpus ID : 018 - 155759
Notes:
STOP : English (international traffic convention, used across Europe).
A 150 m. : Spanish (a 150 metros = “in 150 meters”).
English for the word STOP (standardized for road signs).
Spanish for the distance marker (a 150 m.).
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Spain
Cáceres
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The text in this image is in Spanish.
Key words and their English translation:
“SUMISIÓN”: “Submission”
“OBRA: PALABRA DE FUEGO”: “WORK: Word of Fire”
“ARTISTA: SANTIAGO SIERRA”: “ARTIST: Santiago Sierra”
“CD. JUÁREZ, CHIH. NOVIEMBRE 2006”: “Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. November 2006”
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