Evidencialidad de acervo común: patrones sociopragmáticos en el habla de Santiago de Chile

Abstract

This investigation explores common knowledge evidentiality or folklore in the speech from Santiago, Chile, from a sociopragmatic perspective. In order to carry out this research, the Guía PRESEEA de estudio de la evidencialidad de folclore o acervo común by Cestero and Kotwica (2021a) is followed, working with 72 sociolinguistic interviews and controlling the variables of gender, age, and level of instruction. Among the main results of the study, the following are found: (a) common knowledge evidentiality tends to have a mitigating function, and the verb with which it is most commonly used is “decir”; (b) is typically used in argumentative interventions, specifically, in opinion assertive acts; (c) is most employed with everyday topics; and (d) it is mostly used by middle-aged men with elementary or university studies.