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Title: | Differentiation between indigenous loanwords in the Spanish American Lexicon | Authors: | Cáceres Lorenzo, Teresa | UNESCO Clasification: | 570502 Etnolingüística 570201 Lingüística histórica |
Keywords: | Préstamos linguísticos | Issue Date: | 2014 | Publisher: | 1475-3839 | Journal: | Bulletin of Hispanic Studies | Abstract: | The history of the incorporation of indigenous loanwords into Spanish texts has been studied from various perspectives. The present paper introduces a method to unify different conclusions related to transmission processes, changes in the meaning and the quantification of vocabulary. Based on these elements, we develop a gradation index to measure loanword occurrence in Spanish documents for a given author, period or word group. The method’s application to two administra-tive texts from the last third of the sixteenth century in Colombia and Ecuador demonstrates its feasibility, particularly regarding the possible differentiation between indigenous loanwords used to describe prehispanic culture with only incidental value and indigenous terminology that is actually incorporated into the Spanish language. La historia de la incorporación de préstamos indígenas en los textos en español ha sido estudiada desde diversas perspectivas. Esta investigación presenta un método para unificar diferentes conclusiones relacionadas con los procesos de transmisión, los cambios en el significado y la cuantificación de vocabulario. Teniendo en cuenta estos elementos, se desarrolla un índice para medir la gradación del préstamo lingüístico en los documentos españoles de un autor, época o grupo de palabras. La aplicación del método a dos textos administrativos de Colombia y Ecuador redactados en el siglo XVI demuestra la viabilidad del método. En particular con respecto a la posible diferenciación entre préstamos indígenas utilizados para describir la cultura prehispánica, con valor ocasional, y la terminología indígena incorporada a la lengua española. | URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10553/43283 | ISSN: | 1475-3839 | DOI: | 10.3828/bhs.2014.8 | Source: | Bulletin of Hispanic Studies[ISSN 1475-3839],v. 91, p. 117-126 |
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