Limba română
A Romanian linguistic journal published by the Iorgu Iordan – Al. Rosetti Institute of Linguistics of the Romanian Academy, dedicated to the study of the Romanian language.
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Overview
Limba română is a Romanian linguistic journal published by the Institutul de Lingvistică al Academiei Române „Iorgu Iordan – Al. Rosetti” (Iorgu Iordan – Al. Rosetti Institute of Linguistics of the Romanian Academy). The journal has been published continuously since 1952 and is devoted to research on the Romanian language from both synchronic and historical perspectives. Its specific subject areas include grammar, stylistics, orthography, dialectology, and the history of the Romanian language, as well as Romanian onomastics and the history of Romanian linguistics. The journal was initially published as a bimonthly (until 1991 and again during 1997–2006), then as a bimonthly from 1992 to 1996, and since 2007 it has appeared as a quarterly. Its editors-in-chief have included Dimitrie Macrea (1952–1957), Iorgu Iordan (1958–1982), Alexandru Graur (1982–1989), Ion Coteanu (1990–1997), and Marius Sala (from 1998). The journal is hosted by the Institute of Linguistics, whose address is Casa Academiei, Calea 13 Septembrie nr. 13, Bucharest, Romania.
History
Limba română has been published continuously since 1952 by the Institutul de Lingvistică al Academiei Române „Iorgu Iordan – Al. Rosetti”. The journal was founded as a bimonthly and remained so until 1991. Between 1992 and 1996 it appeared as a bimonthly, and from 1997 to 2006 it was again a bimonthly. Since 2007 it has been published as a quarterly. The journal is dedicated to research on the Romanian language from both synchronic and historical perspectives, covering grammar, stylistics, orthography, dialectology, the history of the Romanian language, Romanian onomastics, and the history of Romanian linguistics. Its editors-in-chief have been Dimitrie Macrea (1952–1957), Iorgu Iordan (1958–1982), Alexandru Graur (1982–1989), Ion Coteanu (1990–1997), and Marius Sala (from 1998). The journal is hosted by the Institute of Linguistics of the Romanian Academy, located at Casa Academiei, Calea 13 Septembrie nr. 13, Bucharest.
- 2007
Journal becomes a quarterly.
- 1998
Marius Sala becomes editor-in-chief.
- 1997
Journal returns to bimonthly publication (1997–2006).
- 1992
Journal published as a bimonthly (1992–1996).
- 1991
End of initial bimonthly period.
- 1990
Ion Coteanu becomes editor-in-chief.
- 1989
End of Alexandru Graur's term as editor-in-chief.
- 1982
Alexandru Graur becomes editor-in-chief.
- 1958
Iorgu Iordan becomes editor-in-chief.
- 1957
End of Dimitrie Macrea's term as editor-in-chief.
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A scholarly journal of record for Romanian linguistics, published by the Romanian Academy's Institute of Linguistics.
Limba română journal
A scholarly journal covering Romanian linguistics, published quarterly since 2007.
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