Second edition of the Dominican Spanish Dictionary launched

Dolores

Administrator
Staff member
Feb 20, 2019
17,348
2,755
93
Diccionario-Español-Dominicano-El-Nuevo-Diario-1024x644.png


The Instituto Guzmán Ariza de Lexicografía (Igalex) and the Academia Dominicana de la Lengua have officially launched the second edition of the Diccionario del Español Dominicano. The dictionary provides cultural insights into special ways Dominicans communicate. Online access is now possible as part of the second edition launch at https://www.igalex.org.

The launch ceremony took place at the Pedro Henríquez Ureña National Library auditorium in Plaza de la Cultura. María José Rincón, a member of the academy, presented the new edition, which features over 4,000 particular Dominican expressions and proverbs.

Rincón, who is originally from Spain but now resides in the Dominican Republic, emphasized the significant responsibility involved in dictionary creation, both academically and personally. “However, we have given in to the temptation of making...

Continue reading...
 
Last edited by a moderator: