Lèxic i cultura popular: la creació lèxica dels colombaires valencians entre el segle XVIII i el XX

Abstract

This work examines the language of the Valencian sport of pidgeon breeding. To begin with more than 70 expressions or words are presented that were created within this past-time and are still in use, passed from the professional pidgeon language to colloquial language, especially in terms of a man’s seduction and love relationship towards a woman. In the second place, it concludes that the present sport dates back to the 18th century as the here edited and examined texts of Cavanilles and Carles Ros, their composition and sense of the used vocabulary and proverbs as well as their chronology show. In the third place, it points out that neither normative Catalan, Valencian nor Spanish dictionaries register a large part of this specific vocabulary. In the forth place, it becomes apparent that by studying the specific forms of an activity or topic within its surroundings, it is very easy to explain and find out about its origin and its motivation.