The Academia Dominicana de la Lengua[1] (variously translated as the Dominican Academy of Language, the Dominican Academy of the Language, the Dominican Academy of Letters, or glossed as the Dominican Academy of the Spanish Language; acronym ADL) is the Dominican Republic's correspondent academy of the Royal Spanish Academy. It was founded in Santo Domingo on 12 October 1927 and, like the other academies, has the principal function of working to regulate the Spanish language in the Dominican Republic.
Academia Dominicana de la Lengua | |
 | |
| Abbreviation | ADL |
|---|---|
| Established | October 12, 1927 |
| Founded at | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| Focus | Dominican Spanish |
| Headquarters | Casa de las Academias |
| Location | |
Region served | Dominican Republic |
Official languages | Spanish |
| Publication | Diccionario del español dominicano |
| Affiliations | Association of Spanish Language Academies |
| Website | www |
It was created by the initiative of Archbishop Adolfo Alejandro Nouel. Currently, it has 29 members that are identified by the letters of the alphabet, from A to Z, and are considered members for life. It also counts with 30 correspondents.[2]
Members
editAcademic members
editThese are the members that belong to the academy for life. Their chairs are identified by the letters of the alphabet.[3][4]
| Chair | Holder | Entry year |
|---|---|---|
| A | Jose Rafael Lantigua | 2006 |
| B | Andrés L. Mateo | Unknown |
| C | Ramon Emilio Reyes | 2002 |
| CH | Tony Raful Tejada | 2011 |
| D | Ricardo Miniño Gómez | 2003 |
| E | Fabio Guzmán Ariza | 2014 |
| F | Bruno Rosario Candelier | 1985 |
| G | Pedro Verges | 2021 |
| H | Rafael Gonzales Tirado | Unknown |
| I | Carlos Esteban Deive | Unknown |
| J | Dennis R. Simó | 2007 |
| K | Federico Henríquez Gratereaux | 1980 |
| L | Diógenes Céspedes | Unknown |
| LL | Rafael Peralta Romero | 2017 |
| M | Irene Pérez Guerra | 1993 |
| N | Marcio Veloz Maggiolo | Unknown |
| Ñ | Cardinal Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez | 1989 |
| O | Odalís Pérez Nina | Unknown |
| P | Manuel Matos Moquete | 2000 |
| Q | Manuel Núñez Asencio | 2003 |
| R | José Enrique García | 2007 |
| S | Ana Margarita Haché | 2008 |
| T | Juan José Jimenes Sabater | 2007 |
| U | Guillermo Piña-Contreras | 2007 |
| V | Franklin Domínguez Hernández | 2008 |
| X | José Miguel Soto Jiménez | 2011 |
| Z | María José Rincón González | 2011 |
| Elected | José Alcántara Almánzar | 2010 |
| Elected | Leonel Fernández | 2010 |
| Elected | Claudio Cayo Espinal | 2018 |
References
edit- ^ "Academia Dominicana de la Lengua – Academia.org.do". Retrieved Oct 17, 2019.
- ^ "Historia". Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-05-30.
- ^ "Académicos". Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-05-30.
- ^ "Miembros de número – Academia Dominicana de la Lengua" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-05-30.
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