1. EL GERUNDIO EN ESPAÑOL: ORIGEN, USOS Y NORMAS.
- Author
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SEDANO, MERCEDES and JULIÁ, TOMÁS JIMÉNEZ
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GERUNDS (Grammar) , *SPANISH language , *ABSOLUTE constructions (Grammar) , *CORPORA , *WRITTEN Spanish , *TOPIC & comment (Grammar) ,USAGE ,SPOKEN Spanish - Abstract
This paper studies the origin, current usage and norms of usage of the Spanish gerund using corpora of spoken and written language. Our findings show that the present variety of uses of the gerund is a result of two very different Latin forms: the ablative form of gerund and the present participle. The convergence of these two forms is also partially responsible for the frequent disagreement among grammarians on the correctness of some usage. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2013