Dictionaries and trompetazos in the satirical press in the second half of the 19th century

Abstract

The relationship between dictionaries and the press has been highlighted from the double perspective offered by the critical viewpoint and the sense of authority. It has also been pointed out that the political events of the 19th century gave rise to the publication of little works which, under the title of dictionaries, provided a comic and burlesque view of them. The press of that period echoed this process of lexical compilation, which had a specific purpose, providing valuable materials that allow us to learn about the use of words to convey an ideology, social discontent or criticism, for example. This paper will attempt to create an inventory of some of these repertories, published in the second half of the 19th century. It is known that they varied in length and were generally published in several issues in the satirical press. The newspapers published in Madrid will be taken into account, as well as those that appeared in the press in outlying regions. In them, it is easy to observe the adaptation of the usual lexicon towards semantic values marked by this critical viewpoint and adapted to the reality of the society of the time. However, the aim of this work is to locate this type of textual production, to contextualise it in the society and geographical environment and to offer the main characteristics of the lexicon gathered in these repertoires.