«¿Cómmo vos á ydo, el mi leal amigo?» Personal state sequences in the diachrony of Spanish Cover Image

«¿Cómmo vos á ydo, el mi leal amigo?» Las preguntas sobre el estado del interlocutor en la diacronía del español
«¿Cómmo vos á ydo, el mi leal amigo?» Personal state sequences in the diachrony of Spanish

Author(s): Andrzej Zieliński
Subject(s): Sociolinguistics, Theory of Communication
Published by: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
Keywords: Well-being Questions; historical Pragmatics; extended greetings; phatic function;

Summary/Abstract: In this article we address the issue of the variation of questions aimed at the personal state sequences in the history of the Spanish language. With a primordial phatic function, they not only serve to reestablish social harmony between individuals who have not seen each other for a long time, but also to fill the social void that social relations abhor.

  • Issue Year: 52/2025
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 103-118
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Spanish
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