The Academia Puertorriqueña de la Lengua Española (Spanish for ''Puerto Rican Academy of the Spanish Language'') is an association of academics and experts on the use of the
Spanish language in Puerto Rico.
It was founded in
San Juan San Juan, Spanish for Saint John (disambiguation), Saint John, most commonly refers to:
* San Juan, Puerto Rico
* San Juan, Argentina
* San Juan, Metro Manila, a highly urbanized city in the Philippines
San Juan may also refer to:
Places Arge ...
on January 28, 1955. It is a member of the
Association of Spanish Language Academies
The Association of Academies of the Spanish Language (; ASALE) is an entity whose end is to work for the unity, integrity, and growth of the Spanish language. It was created in Mexico in 1951 and represents the union of all the separate academies ...
.
The association works with the
Royal Spanish Academy
The Royal Spanish Academy (, ; ) 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 Hispanophon ...
to add new words to the Spanish
lexicon
A lexicon (plural: lexicons, rarely lexica) is the vocabulary of a language or branch of knowledge (such as nautical or medical). In linguistics, a lexicon is a language's inventory of lexemes. The word ''lexicon'' derives from Greek word () ...
. In 2017, the academy was instrumental in adding the word "
reguetón" to the
official Spanish dictionary.
The academy put together a website with Puerto Rican vocabulary which can be searched by themes.
References
External links
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Spanish language academies
Culture of Puerto Rico
Scientific organizations established in 1955
1955 establishments in Puerto Rico