Accademia della Crusca

The Accademia della Crusca is an Italian institution that brings together scholars and experts in Italian linguistics and philology. It was founded in Florence in 1583, and has remained well known for its mission to maintain the "purity" of the original Italian language. In 1612 the Academy published the first edition of the Dictionary of the Italian Language, which also served as a model for subsequent dictionaries in French, Spanish, German and English.

Related Topics:
Italian - Florence - 1583 - Italian language - 1612 - French - Spanish - German - English

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Currently, the dictionary maintained by the Academy is a historical work describing the Italian language of 1612.

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