ABSTRACT

In view of this and the fact that the forms and frequency of the suffi xes differ widely from place to place-for example, they are used less in Argentina than in Mexico-and also in some regions seem to be more common in women’s speech than men’s, the following account is very condensed. Except where indicated, the following remarks apply to educated usage in central Spain, and they should be checked against the speech habits of the various Latin-American republics.