Adjectival 'cuco / cuqui' as "cute" and "astute"
In this squib, we present an analysis of the nowadays commonly used adjective cuco/cuqui in Spanish. We hypothesize that its two adjectival meanings, as “cute” and as “astute”, are metonymically derived from the meanings of cuco as “carrycot” and “bird/card game”, respectively. Blending theory acco...
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| Language: | English |
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Septentrio Academic Publishing
2015-12-01
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| Series: | Borealis: An International Journal of Hispanic Linguistics |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ub.uit.no/baser/septentrio/index.php/borealis/article/view/3459 |