On the Costa Rican Word “Sácalas”: Origin, Meaning and Vitality

In this paper three aspects of the Costa Rican word sácalas are addressed, namely, the origin that is recorded in lexicographical works; the semantic dichotomy that is reflected between two basic meanings: 'flattering' and 'intrusive', and finally, by means of a search of concord...

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Autor: Jara Murillo, Carla Victoria
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:Costa Rica
Institución:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/45076
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/kanina/article/view/45076
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Costa Rican words
lexicography
semantic change
Costarriqueñismos
lexicografía
cambio semántico
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Sumario:In this paper three aspects of the Costa Rican word sácalas are addressed, namely, the origin that is recorded in lexicographical works; the semantic dichotomy that is reflected between two basic meanings: 'flattering' and 'intrusive', and finally, by means of a search of concordances by internet, its frequency and its contexts of appearance.