Variante lingüística del piropo en la comunidad de Moa. Linguistic variant of the “piropo” in Moa community

Abstract

This research focuses on the description of the typifying aspects of the compliment as a speech act in the community of Moa. It bases on the theory of verbal courtesy and takes into account age and sex as extralinguistic elements. For this purpose, there were used the following techniques: participant observation, survey and interview. It was concluded that both women and men make use of compliments, preferably with the communicative intention of flattering the interlocutor. Finally, this work contributes to the linguistic characterization of the community under study and the compliment as a speech act.