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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| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Estado: | Versão publicada |
| Data de publicação: | 2020 |
| País: | Costa Rica |
| Recursos: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositório: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Idioma: | espanhol |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/45076 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/kanina/article/view/45076 |
| Access Level: | Acceso aberto |
| Palavra-chave: | Costa Rican words lexicography semantic change Costarriqueñismos lexicografía cambio semántico |
| Resumo: | 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. |
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