An approach to the form and meaning of the diminutive in Navarra: trabajillos, mocetes, añitos and momenticos

Abstract

This work presents an analysis of the forms and meanings of the diminutive in Navarre, based on data obtained from several sources: el Vocabulario navarro of José María Iribarren, the stories included in Narraciones folclóricas navarras and some recent copies of the Diario de Navarra. In addition to underlining one of the differential features of the Spanish in this Autonomous Community, it is intended to show that the preferences for some appreciatives and their frequency of occurrence are related to diverse chronological, geographical, social and situational factors.