PT Journal
AU Garcia Rodriguez, A
SO Romanica Olomucensia
PY 2012
BP 101
EP 115
VL 24
IS 2
DI 10.5507/ro.2012.019
DE present tense; soap opera; Colombian Spanish; spoken Spanish; descriptive analysis.
AB Present tense is the most widely used tense in the Spanish verbal system. Although this tense normally appears related to present situations, it can show a big variety of meanings depending on the context. In this paper, we analyze the main uses of the present tense in the Colombian soap opera called Sin tetas no hay paraiso, based on the novel written by Gustavo Bolivar. This is a good material to study because of its dynamic and realistic dialogues, so we can know the Spanish spoken in Colombia nowadays. We analyze the different uses of the present tense and the relations with the rest of the elements of the statement (horizontal relationships). It is discovered that there is a great variety of uses and meanings of the present tense also in this Colombian soap opera.
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