This is a partial capture of an interpretive panel from the Museo de Semana Santa de Cáceres, presented in Spanish, English, Portuguese, German, French, and Braille.
The panels combine text, maps, and images, that reflect the city’s international identity as a World Heritage site.
PALRA
136423
Laura_Pizarro_Jacinto
Spain
San Martín de Trevejo
PALRA | Documenting Living Languages in Western Iberia
SM | San Martín de Trevejo Corpus ID : 120 -136423
PALRA
146151
Naomi_Heller
Spain
València
—
Valencia
146407
Naomi_Heller
Spain
València
—
Valencia
15591
Spain
Granada
—
146919
Naomi_Heller
Spain
València
—
Valencia
147175
alex_analyzing stickers_unibe
Spain
València
—
Valencia
113127
Spain
Málaga
—
135912
Laura_Pizarro_Jacinto
Spain
Cáceres
Spanish (official language, top-down)
Junta de Extremadura = regional government authority.
Centro de Mayores Plaza Mayor = “Senior Center Plaza Mayor.”
Horario: Lunes a domingo 10h. a 14h. y 16:30h. a 20:30h. = “Opening hours: Monday to Sunday, 10:00–14:00 and 16:30–20:30.”
Centro de Mayores (repeated on green pictogram).
Braille (tactile writing system)
Appears twice: under the institutional sign and on the blue wheelchair accessibility symbol. Ensures inclusive access for blind/visually impaired people.
English (through sticker intrusion)
The pink sticker activa Tours includes the English word Tours. Represents tourism branding entering institutional space.
Visual/pictorial languages (icons)
Blue wheelchair pictogram: international symbol of accessibility.
Green pictogram: two stylized human figures at a table = symbol of a senior center.
This sign at the Plaza Mayor Senior Center demonstrates how top-down state signage (Spanish + Braille + pictograms) ensures accessibility and inclusivity, while bottom-up elements (sticker in Spanish/English) create a hybrid, layered linguistic landscape. The use of visual codes (icons, color, Braille) highlights how accessibility is as much semiotic as linguistic, expanding the concept of “language” in the public space.
PALRA
136424
Laura_Pizarro_Jacinto
Spain
San Martín de Trevejo
PALRA | Documenting Living Languages in Western Iberia
SM | San Martín de Trevejo Corpus ID : 121 -136424
PALRA
146152
Naomi_Heller
Spain
València
Who the f* is Jaleo
Valencia
146408
Naomi_Heller
Spain
València
—
Valencia
147176
alex_analyzing stickers_unibe
Spain
València
—
Valencia
113128
Spain
Málaga
—
135913
Laura_Pizarro_Jacinto
Spain
Cáceres
Spanish (text)
Centro de Mayores Plaza Mayor = “Senior Center Plaza Mayor.”
Horario: Lunes a domingo 10h. a 14h. y 16:30h. a 20:30h. = “Opening hours: Monday to Sunday, 10:00–14:00 and 16:30–20:30.”
Braille (tactile writing system)
The same information is repeated in Braille at the bottom. Ensures visually impaired users can also read the center’s function and schedule.
Sticker (English + branding):
A sticker says activa Tours. This introduces English vocabulary and a commercial intrusion into a formal sign. Shows how bottom-up signage (stickers) overlaps with top-down institutional signage.
PALRA
136169
Laura_Pizarro_Jacinto
Spain
Cáceres
This is a partial capture of an interpretive panel from the Museo de Semana Santa de Cáceres, presented in Spanish, English, Portuguese, German, French, and Braille.
The panels combine text, maps, and images, that reflect the city’s international identity as a World Heritage site.
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