Values and Uses of the Interjection guau in the Spanish Language Cover Image

Valores y usos de la interjección guau en la lengua española
Values and Uses of the Interjection guau in the Spanish Language

Author(s): Agata Komorowska
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Pragmatics
Published by: KSIĘGARNIA AKADEMICKA Sp. z o.o.
Keywords: pragmatics; discursive values; guau; interjection;

Summary/Abstract: The article analyzes the different uses of the interjection guau, which is a loanword from the English language. The analysis is based mainly on the statements collected in the Corpus of Spanish of the XXI Century (CORPES). The discursive functions and pragmatic values of guau in Spanish are examined.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 22
  • Page Range: 375-396
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Spanish
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