The North American Academy of the Spanish Language
." ''North American Academy of the Spanish Language''. Retrieved on March 31, 2011. ( es, Academia Norteamericana de la Lengua Española, ANLE) is an institution made up of philologists of the

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who live and work in the United States, including writers, poets, professors, educators and experts in the

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itself. Its mission is to support and promote the study and correct usage of Spanish in the United States of America (not including

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where it has their own academy). The ''Academia'', established in

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in 1973, is a corresponding member of the Real Academia Española (Royal Spanish Academy) and a member of the '' Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española'' (Association of Academies of the Spanish Language), in

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. Directors of the Academy: * Carlos McHale (1973–1978) * Odón Betanzos Palacios (1978–2007) * Gerardo Piña-Rosales (2008–present)

Members

* Luis López Álvarez * Luis Alberto Ambroggio * Joaquin Badajoz * Tina Escaja * Isaac Goldemberg *

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* José Ferrater Mora (1912–1991) * Orlando Rossardi
Priscilla Gac-Artigas
Porfirio Rodríguez

References

External links

* * Spanish language academies Spanish language in the United States Organizations based in New York City Organizations established in 1973 1973 establishments in New York City {{US-org-stub