The gerund questionable use in the scientific writing of health professionals

Authors

  • Eugenio Jesús López Gómez University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara.
  • Lisvette Cruz Camacho University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara.
  • Mercedes Garcés Pérez Central University "Marta Abreu" of Las Villas. Villa Clara
  • José Martín Medina Pérez University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara.
  • Maribel Noda Valledor University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara.

Keywords:

training, language, language arts, education, medical

Abstract

Background: in the scientific writing there are numerous inaccuracies that cause errors and amphibologies in the messages, including the incorrect use of the gerund, a questioned sign and even rejected by some researchers.
Objective: to characterize the use of the gerund in the scientific writing of some health professionals.
Methods: a descriptive investigation was carried out in the Faculty of Technology - Nursing, in Villa Clara, from20 18 to the first quarter of 2019. Theoretical methods were used: analysis-synthesis and induction-deduction; Empirical ones: documentary review as a source of primary data, questionnaire survey applied to professionals and discourse analysis in the scientific articles analyzed; and mathematics for numerical data.
Results: the correct use of simultaneous and peripheral gerund was found, essentially with being; also the explanatory and ilocutive; in other situations they use it incorrectly: repeated, with subsequent action and adjective function. Some rejection was perceived towards its use in scientific documents, due to certain entrenched dogmatic conceptions, which led to questioning among researchers.
Conclusions: the need for language improvement is reaffirmed, in which the use of the gerund is encouraged as an element that brings diverse nuances to the scientific text.

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Author Biographies

Eugenio Jesús López Gómez, University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara.

Degree in Spanish-Literature. Master in Hispanic Studies-Editorial Publishers. Assistant Professor Aggregate Researcher. Faculty of Technology-Nursing.

Lisvette Cruz Camacho, University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara.

Bachelor of Education. English language specialty. Master in Higher Education. Assistant Professor Aggregate Researcher. Faculty of Technology-Nursing.

Mercedes Garcés Pérez, Central University "Marta Abreu" of Las Villas. Villa Clara

Degree in Philology. Specialist in Spanish Language and Literature. Master in Hispanic Linguistics. Master in Text Editing. Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences. Associate Professor. Principal researcher.

José Martín Medina Pérez, University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara.

Degree in nursing. Master in Higher Medical Education. Assistant Professor Faculty of Technology-Nursing.

Maribel Noda Valledor, University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara.

Bachelor of Nursing. Master in Pedagogical Sciences. Assistant Professor Aggregate Researcher. Faculty of Technology-Nursing.

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Published

2020-01-01

How to Cite

1.
López Gómez EJ, Cruz Camacho L, Garcés Pérez M, Medina Pérez JM, Noda Valledor M. The gerund questionable use in the scientific writing of health professionals. EDUMEC [Internet]. 2020 Jan. 1 [cited 2025 Jun. 30];12(1):111-30. Available from: https://revedumecentro.sld.cu/index.php/edumc/article/view/1415

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 1 (2020)

Section

ARTÍCULO ORIGINAL

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