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Contribution étymologique du Diccionario de Americanismos (2010)
Etymological Contribution to the Dictionary of Americanisms (2010)

Author(s): Ewa Stala
Subject(s): Language studies, Lexis, Present Times (2010 - today), Philology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: etymology; American Spanish; denominations of drunkenness;

Summary/Abstract: This article deals with the theme of the denominations of drunkenness in American Spanish from the etymological point of view. As some of them, all included in the latest Dictionary of Americanisms released in 2010, lack this information, we propose the etymology of these voices.

  • Issue Year: 20/2015
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 247 - 255
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: French