Functions of the diminutive in Venezuelan Spanish

The aim of this work is a sociolinguistic study of the diminutive in Venezuelan Spanish. We analyze 72 interviews of Caracas speakers, of different ages and educational levels, belonging to the sociolinguistic Corpus PRESEEA-Caracas 2004–2010 and examine the frequencies, the distribution of the suff...

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Main Author: Irania Malaver
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: El Colegio de México, A.C. 2018-08-01
Series:Cuadernos de Lingüística de El Colegio de México
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Online Access:https://cuadernoslinguistica.colmex.mx/index.php/cl/article/view/113