Lexicographic Analysis of the Interjections of Astonishment, Admiration and Sorrow according to the most Relevant Spanish Monolingual Dictionaries

Abstract

The interjections are part of our daily conversations and express our feelings about each situation in which we find ourselves and manifest emotions of surprise, pain, anger, joy, etc. This study tries to analyze the interjections of astonishment, admiration, and sorrow according to three relevant monolingual dictionaries of the Spanish language. To verify each meaning and use, we consulted the following corpora: CORPES XXI, which also helped us find meanings and uses absent in the dictionaries designated for our analysis. We have concluded that there are several differences regarding how each dictionary treats the interjections of the three selected senses, in addition, there were several absent uses that are frequent in current Spanish, which suggests updating the dictionaries regarding the proper interjections.