Romani (Gipsy Caló) loanwords in Costa Rican Spanish

This article analyzes the by Buzek (2013) Romani borrowings proposed appearing in Carlos Gagini’s dictionaries of 1893 and 1915. Furthermore, the author offers a wider list of them based on the review of several lexicographical works from Costa Rican Spanish published in the 20th century. Key Words:...

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Bibliographic Details
Author: Portilla Chaves, Mario
Format: Article
Status:Published version
Publication date:2019
Country:Costa Rica
Institution:UCR
Repository:Portal de Revistas UCR
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/35892
Online Access:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/kanina/article/view/35892
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Romani
gypsi language
borrowings
Costa Rican spanish
romani
caló
gitanismos
préstamos
español de Costa Rica
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Summary:This article analyzes the by Buzek (2013) Romani borrowings proposed appearing in Carlos Gagini’s dictionaries of 1893 and 1915. Furthermore, the author offers a wider list of them based on the review of several lexicographical works from Costa Rican Spanish published in the 20th century. Key Words: Romani; Gypsy language; borrowings; Costa Rican Spanish.