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Gormaz, Valentín (1820-1884)

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Valentín Gormaz Espejo fue un jurisconsulto, político y filólogo aficionado chileno del siglo XIX. La vida de este autor presenta importantes lagunas que la investigación aún no ha podido llenar. Lo poco que se sabe acerca de su periplo vital es que vino al mundo en Santiago de Chile en 1820. Todo parece indicar —por su trayectoria posterior— que lo hizo en el seno de una familia acomodada que pudo proporcionarle formación universitaria. Así, nuestro protagonista se licenció en Derecho, ejerció como abogado y escribió diversas obras sobre materias relacionadas. También fue diputado suplente por la provincia de Linares (región de Maule). Falleció en 1884 con 64 años de edad.
El quehacer lingüístico del chileno fue marginal dentro del conjunto de su producción y se concretó en la composición de Correcciones lexigráficas sobre la lengua castellana en Chile […], que fue la primera obra chilena sobre corrección idiomática. Además de abordar el uso correcto del léxico, esta obra también indaga en cuestiones relacionadas con la ortografía y la gramática. Incluye, igualmente, apéndices (que ocupan más de la mitad del libro) dedicados a la conjugación de los verbos, a la formación de los plurales, a la acentuación gráfica y a las letras del alfabeto que pudieran causar alguna dificultad, además de un largo vocabulario ortográfico.


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  • Correcciones lexigráficas sobre la lengua castellana en Chile, seguidas de varios apéndices importantes; dispuestas por orden alfabético y dedicadas a la instrucción primaria, Imprenta del Comercio, Valparaíso, 1860.


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