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This is a list of bodies that consider themselves to be authorities on standard languages, often called language academies.Language academies are motivated by, or closely associated with, linguistic purism and prestige, and typically publish prescriptive dictionaries, [1] which purport to officiate and prescribe the meaning of words and pronunciations.
Pages in category "Language regulators" The following 140 pages are in this category, out of 140 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
A language council, also known as a language regulator or a language academy, is an organisation that performs language planning or regulation. Some language councils are national and tied to a specific state, while councils without association to any country where the language is dominant also exist. [1] Some language academies may be ...
Language regulators (7 C, 140 P) Russification (6 C, 75 P) S. Slavicization (1 C, 10 P) Standard languages (11 C, 52 P) U. ... List of official languages by country ...
Language regulators (7 C, 140 P) Linguistics conferences (18 P) R. Linguistic research institutes (1 C, 44 P) S. Linguistic societies (1 C, 54 P) T.
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The body has the duty of acting as an official authority on the language; it is tasked with publishing an official dictionary of the language. The Académie comprises forty members, known as les immortels ("the immortals"). [2] New members are elected by the members of the Académie itself. Academicians normally hold office for life, but they ...
This article provides a list of all full members (académicos de número), past and present, of the Real Academia Española, the Spanish language regulator institution, as of July 1, 2006. Each member is elected for life by the rest of the academicians from among prestigious Spanish-language authors.