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 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
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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.