Royal Spanish Academy
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The Royal Spanish Academy (Spanish: Real Academia Española, generally abbreviated as RAE) is Spain's official royal institution with a mission to ensure the stability of the Spanish language. It is based in Madrid, Spain, and is affiliated with national language academies in 22 other Hispanophone nations through the Association of Academies of the Spanish Language.[1]
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Real Academia Española | |
Abbreviation | RAE |
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Formation | 1713; 311 years ago (1713) |
Founder | The Duke of Escalona |
Purpose | Linguistic prescription and research |
Headquarters | Madrid, Spain |
Region served | Hispanophone regions and populations |
Official language | Spanish |
Director | Santiago Muñoz Machado |
Main organ | Junta de Gobierno |
Affiliations | Association of Spanish Language Academies |
Website | www |
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The RAE dedicates itself to language planning by applying linguistic prescription aimed at promoting linguistic unity within and between various territories, to ensure a common standard. The proposed language guidelines are shown in a number of works.