Semester of Graduation
Summer 2025
Degree
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Department of World Languages, Literatures & Cultures
Document Type
Thesis
Abstract
The present study analyzes Spanish collocations and keywords used in politeness strategies found in colonial documents from the late 18th century in the provinces of Moxos and Chiquitos, in eastern Bolivia. The focus of attention is a portion of the archival material used where a denunciation translated from Movima to Spanish by interpreters and sent between Spanish officers on mission is found. Through the analysis of the corpus, sociopragmatic patterns were identified that could constitute evidence of the translinguistic contact and the situation of social asymmetry that presumably took place between Spanish officers and members of the Movima community. In particular, the use of collocations as forms of address was observed, proposing that these elements function as politeness strategies and vocatives in the context of the corpus under study.
Date
7-29-2025
Recommended Citation
Tapia Guerra, Joaquin, "“VASALLOS DE SU MAGESTAD”: COLOCACIONES, CORTESÍA Y CONTACTO EN DOCUMENTOS COLONIALES EN ESPAÑOL DEL SIGLO 18 EN BOLIVIA" (2025). LSU Master's Theses. 6210.
https://repository.lsu.edu/gradschool_theses/6210
Committee Chair
King, Jeremy