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133: 391:(2004), that has its origins in an extensive project that the Academy started to commemorate its 125th anniversary. After some hard work, they finally published the Index of Mexicanisms (2000), a wide collection of sayings used in Mexico from the beginnings of the 19th century until nowadays and that has become a fundamental reference book to the study of the Spanish spoken in the country. This Index, generated two works: the Short Dictionary of Mexicanisms (2001), with 6,200 lexicographical articles that include words, phrases and even certain lexical elements, by 551: 587: 695: 731: 575: 707: 770: 527: 647: 755: 599: 479: 671: 611: 515: 563: 491: 743: 623: 659: 635: 25: 503: 539: 683: 719: 358:(1893–1980), who bestowed the institution with a huge and valuable collection of historic and literary works. In addition the books published donated by the academics, there are to be found those sent by the Real Academia Española, the other Spanish-language academies, some publishing companies and book stores, as well as those sent by official and private cultural organizations. 384:(1997), that contains the names in Spanish of several geographical entities from around the world and their demonyms. It includes, for information purposes, the names in the language or languages of the country they are talking about, if they are normally written in Latin alphabet, or Latinized if in their region it is used a different writing system. 369:
In the Memories appear the works read by the members of the Academy in the meetings and others that, according to their judgement, are worth of publishing. Each volume starts with a review of the most relevant happenings that have occurred since the publication of the previous one and the indication
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The labour of the Academy is performed in a meeting, that celebrates its sessions twice or more monthly. The sessions are private or public, the first ones can be ordinary or extraordinary, and the public ones have the characteristic of solemnity when the Academy agrees it. The nature of the jobs
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Because of its vocation of constantly adaptation with the new technologies and in harmony with the new communications society, the Academia Mexicana de la Lengua has included the forementioned works in its webpage so that they can be consulted in an interactive manner, belonging to the
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The Academy owns a wide library. Its initial fund comes from the acquisition of the former library of the academic Don Alejandro Quijano. With the years the number of works with relevant contributions has been growing, such as the one of the prestigious jurist and intellectual
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To promote and propagate the study of the Spanish language though periodic private sessions; public sessions and conferences; congresses and any other acts typical of the institute, being able to send delegates from its heart to achieve this
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According to its statutes, approved in the plenary session of 2 December 1931, and what is disposed in the text of constitution as a civil association, from 1952, the objectives of the Academy are as follows:
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Likewise, it is concerned with the research of the use of the Spanish language in Mexico, which has crystallized in the publication of different works of reference. Among them, the most important are:
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To achieve its objectives, the Academy takes abroad several studies and activities related to its competence, in plenary form as well as though its assigned especialized commissions.
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To promote before the authorities or institutions or private individuals all that favors the conservation, the purity and the improvement of the Castilian language.
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in April 1951. This gave birth, through its Permanent Commission, to the Association of Spanish Language Academies, confirmed in the second Congress, celebrated in
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To form and increase its library, especially with those scientific and literary works that best favor the achievements of the purposes of the Academia.
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The Academy publishes a Yearbook where it communicates the changes in academics and also all sort of works related to the institute.
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by absolute majority of votes from the academics that attend the session in which they are to be elected, in secret voting.
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It has a Board made up by a Director, a Secretary, a Censor, a Librarian-Archivist and a Treasurer, all chosen among the
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that are analyzed and discussed in the heart of the meeting are of lexicographic, linguistic and literary importance.
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on 11 September 1875 and, like the other academies, has the principal function of working to ensure the purity of the
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From its creation, the work of the academy has been documented with the publication of the Memories and a Yearbook.
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of the number of attendance to the meetings of each academic, and concludes with general and alphabetic indexes.
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To keep constant communication of scientific or literary nature with the similar academies and institutions.
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The Academia Mexicana organized the first Congress of the Spanish Language Academies that was celebrated at
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To watch over the conservation, the purity and the improvement of the Spanish language.
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based outside Mexico City. It may also have up to an additional five honorary members
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Originally, the Academy was created with 12 members, but now has 36 full members
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To attend consultations by public institutions and private individuals.
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