Typical peruvians idioms in the literary works of Mario Vargas Llosa

Keywords: Mario Vargas Llosa, typical Peruvian idioms, Peruvian lexicon, noun, verb, adjective, idioms

Abstract

This article contains the typical Peruvian idioms used by the Nobel Prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa in his works The Time of the Hero, Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter, Conversation in The Cathedral, Death in the Andes, Captain Pantoja and the Special Service, The Cubs and Other Stories, in order to highlight its value within the Peruvian lexicon heritage. The terms employed by Vargas Llosa, remain in force in different levels of use. Strategically, we will classify the terms according to word categories: nouns, adjectives and verbs. According to the lexical analysis, the names or nouns are the most used in his literary writings. In the name article, we will collect a series of complex expressions present in his works. This compilation shows that verbal locutions are the most recurrent forms of expressiveness of Peruvian speech.

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Author Biography

Marco Antonio Lovón Cueva, Academia Peruana de la Lengua

Licenciado en lingüística por la UNMSM. Trabaja como colaborador en el proyecto de Diccionario de Peruanismos de la APL. Ha presentado ponencias y ha escrito artículos de lexicografía y etnolingüística en diversos certámenes sobre el lenguaje. Actualmente, se desempeña como docente universitario en la PUCP y la URP.

Published
2012-06-30
How to Cite
Lovón Cueva, M. A. (2012). Typical peruvians idioms in the literary works of Mario Vargas Llosa. Boletín de la Academia Peruana de la Lengua, 53(53), 13-28. https://doi.org/10.46744/bapl.201201.001
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