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Peer reviewedWestmoreland, Maurice – Hispania, 1988
Discusses theories and findings concerning the status of the present perfect in American Spanish. In Spain, the present perfect is preferred to the preterite whereas the simple preterite is more frequently used in South America. The lessened usage of the past perfect parallels the narrower usage of the present perfect in Latin America. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Dialects, Language Patterns, Language Usage, Language Variation
