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[esp]About A.V. Calpe
Angel Calpe is an author focused on the study and popularization of issues related to Valencian language, culture and identity. He is member of the Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua (Valencian Academy of the Language, AVL), the body officially entitled to codify and normalize the Valencian language. In this institution he works in the Sections of Grammar and of Publications, Communication and Technological Applications, of which he is secretary. He also belongs to the Sections of Linguistic Advising and of Linguistic and Literary Documentation. He has worked in the elaboration of the Diccionari ortogràfic i de pronúncia del valencià (Orthographic and Pronunciation Dictionary of Valencian, 2006) and of the Gramàtica Normativa Valenciana (Valencian Prescriptive Grammar, 2006), the first two great prescriptive works of the institution. |
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He has been member of the Editorial Board and columnist of the cultural magazine Lletraferit. He is member of the Associació d’Escritors en Llengua Valenciana (Valencian Language Writers’ Association, AELLVA). He worked until 2005 as Collaborator Attaché of the Valencian Language and Literature Section of the Real Acadèmia de Cultura Valenciana (Royal Academy of Valencian Culture, RACV). This institution entrusted him to organize and coordinate the 1st International Workshop on Lesser Used Languages (SILM), that took place in the Palau de Congressos (Conference Center) of Valencia City on July 11 and 12, 2002, with an outstanding participation of scholars from Valencia and the rest of Europe.
Contact Information
Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua calpe_ang(at)gva.es |
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A. Calpe, 2009. Last update:
28.10.2009