Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua

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The Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua

acronym AVL, is an institution created on September 16, 1998, by the Valencian Parliament, which belongs to the set of official institutions that compose the Generalitat Valenciana, according to the Act of Autonomy of the Valencian Community
.

Its primary function is to determine and set the official standards for the

known in other territories as Catalan), and foster its use. According to its foundational law, the AVL linguistic regulations for Valencian must follow current Valencian genuine linguistic reality, respect Valencian lexicographic and literary tradition and start from the consolidated regulations based upon the Normes de Castelló
, a set of orthographic rules for Valencian signed in 1932.

The headquarters of the Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua are in

Valencia
. In addition this variety of the language follows the pattern of Pompeu Fabra standards who standardized the
accent marks
which differ from the Catalan language in Catalonia.

Notes

  1. ^ Valencian pronunciation: [akaˈðɛmia valensiˈana ðe la ˈʎeŋɡwa]

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