Historical information The

Historical information The Dictionary of authority is the first dictionary compiled by the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE). The foundation of the SAR in 1713 followed the existing models of the academies of French and Italian, the Acad mie Fran aise and the Accademia della Crusca, respectively. In contrast to these, the SAR main purpose was to create a dictionary in a short period after its founding. In the prologue establishing the criteria and spelling lexicographical be followed by the SAR, as well as its motto: "Clean, fixes and gives splendor" which refers to one of the biggest concerns of the first academics, the purity of Castilian: saw as a language had reached its perfection with the writers of the Golden Age and could be corrupted by the passage of time, neologisms and the misuse of language by certain speakers, including those Francophile, because it looked Predatory Lending askance at the French.The Dictionary of authorities try to establish a linguistic model and standardization to the Castilian, including the most common words and improving the work of his best precursor, the Treasury of the Castilian Spanish or written by Sebasti n de Covarrubias, published in 1611. This work was pioneer of monolingual dictionaries in Europe and was mentioned in the prologue for his virtues and defects.