Expressing concurrency

Question

人口が増える　[　に伴い／とともに　]　周辺もにぎやかになってきた。
Jinkou ga fueru (ni tomonai/to tomo ni) shuuhen mo nigiyaka ni natte kita

Both the options seem grammatically correct. What's the difference then? Or do I understand it wrong?

Is this homework? What does your book say about the choices? — , Oct 01 '14 at 03:52
I have not found any reference which explains the apt choice in this(and similar cases of concurrency). — IUnknown, Oct 01 '14 at 04:47

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:43

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AFAIK, they are nearly identical and interchangeable. One of my grammar books has the exact same wording for both structures.

～すると、それと一緒に
動詞の辞書形／名詞　＋　{に伴って・とともに}

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:43

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answered Oct 01 '14 at 03:55

istrasci

In the question, it's ～に伴い though, which I think is quite different from ～に伴って since the former would be a coordinate clause (<- not sure if it's the right term) – 3 to 5 business days Oct 01 '14 at 04:22
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@3to5businessdays: [What is the meaning of masu-stem + proposition](http://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/17930/78) – istrasci Oct 01 '14 at 04:33
Fair enough, it appears I have a mistaken view of 中止形 – 3 to 5 business days Oct 01 '14 at 05:03
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It might be worth mentioning that に伴い feels slightly more formal than に伴って or とともに (at least to me) exactly because it is using the 中止形. – Darius Jahandarie Oct 01 '14 at 19:33

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