Pragmatic analysis of the phraseological unit ¡calla ho!

Certain areas of the language don’t attain a complete characterization until they are analyzed through pragmatic perspective: phraseology is an example this. This why we decided to do phraseopragmatic analysis idiomatic expression ¡calla ho!. At first, pay attention that as phraseological unit, is, completely institutionalized segment shows fixation and semantic specialization. Next, analyze elements compose it individual meaning each them in order discern motivation shown by union two translating derives from it. Finally, developed taking into account contexts use Austins’s speech acts theory, some cases constitutes exercitive act others behabitive act. For this purpose, spontaneous samples represent which unit can be found, with aim providing description different uses communicative values shows. These taken WhatsApp conversations, since type communication channel, like other chats, characterized immediacy, regardless elapsed time between emission reception message, contrast media priori may seem similar, such email.