Greeting Formulae with Besar ‘Kiss’ in the History of the Spanish Language Cover Image

Formuły powitalne z czasownikiem besar ‘całować’ w historii języka hiszpańskiego
Greeting Formulae with Besar ‘Kiss’ in the History of the Spanish Language

Author(s): Andrzej Zieliński
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Lexis
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: greetings formula; linguistic change; pragmaticalisation; history of Spanish language

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper is a diachronic analysis of Spanish greeting formulae, understood as pragmaticalised discursive units, specific to the expressive speech act, which serve to establish communication. On the basis of texts from the epistolary discursive genre, the author shows the paradigmatic origin and sociopragmatic factors which determine the use of the predicative greeting formulae with besar ‘kiss’ in the history of the Spanish language.

  • Issue Year: 69/2021
  • Issue No: 6
  • Page Range: 203-217
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish