Marius Sala
Marius Sala (September 8, 1932, Vașcău, Romania - August 19, 2018, Bucharest)[1] was a Romanian linguist, member of the Romanian Academy. His activity gained international academic recognition in the study of Romance languages.[2][3]
Professional activity
Marius Sala received his PhD. in
Academia Peruana de la Lengua (2004).[5]
From 1990 he was the president of the Romanian Branch of Latin Union.
He contributed to 11 articles to the Encyclopaedia Britannica[6] and collaborated with Cambridge University Press in the study of Romance languages.[7]
Notable awards
- National Order of Faithful Service, Commander (2000), later Grand Officer (2009)
- Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity (2004)
- Order of the Crown - Belgium (2008)[8]
Selected works
- Contributions to the historic phonetics of the Romanian language, Bucharest, 1970;
- Phonétique et phonologie du judéo-espagnol de Bucarest, Hague, 1971;
- El léxico indígena del español de América. Apreciaciones sobre su vitalidad (collaborator), Mexico, 1977;
- The encyclopedia of Romance languages, Bucharest, 1989;
- Languages in contact, Bucharest, 1997;
- From Latin to Romanian, Bucharest, 1998;
- May we introduce the Romanian Language to you? (collaborator), Bucharest, 2000;
- 101 cuvinte moștenite, împrumutate și create, Bucharest, 2010
- Dicționarul Limbii Române (editor-in-chief).
References
- ^ Academician Marius Sala Departed - Press Bureau of Romanian Academy
- ISSN 2222-4297.
- ISBN 978-606-8358-57-4.
- ^ Academician Marius Sala Departed - Press Bureau of Romanian Academy
- ^ "Acad. Marius Sala: How I became a linguist " - TNB Journal
- ^ Britannica - Contributor Marius Sala
- ISBN 978-0-521-80073-0.
- ^ Academia Română: Awards Received by Members of the Romanian Academy