Irene Arrarats has been appointed academic by Euskaltzaindia
The Hernaniarra linguist Irene Arrarats has been appointed this Friday by the Academy of the Basque Language at the monthly plenary held at the headquarters of the Academy of the Basque Language in Bilbao, filling the vacancy of the linguist Andrés Alberdi, who has become an emeritus at the age of 75.
One candidate was nominated by the academics at the October plenary session, Irene Arrarats, and at this Friday's session the Hernaniarra linguist has been appointed.
Irene Arrarats Lizeaga (Hernani, Gipuzkoa, 1967) holds a degree in Geography and History from the University of Deusto. Sheworked at Euskaldunon Egunkaria from 1991 to 2003, first as a corrector and translator and then as head of the Euskera. In 2003 she began to be responsible for the Euskera in the newspaper Berria.
Directorof The New's Style Book and co-author of the podcast on "Nothing and the Party," he also translates works by Monique Wittig's Simone de Beauvoir, Nancy Fraser, Marjane Satrapi and Atef Abu Said, among others.
Euskaltzaindia has appointed 101 full academics from 1918 to the present, and today the Academy consists of 24 full academics and 12 emeritus academics.
Among the entire academics are 13 men and 11 women: Adolfo Arejita, Aurelia Arkotxa, Sagrario Alemán, Irene Arrarats, Mira Azkarate, Bernardo Atxaga, Itxaro Borda, Jean-Baptiste Coyos, Jon Casenave, Asun Garikano, Roberto Gonzalez de Viñaspre, Jabier Kaltzakorta, Joseba Lakarra, Mira Agur Meabe, Alfonso Mujika, Oñlourdes,
Credit: Andres Alberdi, Jean-Louis Davant, Patxi Goenaga, Andres Iñigo, Xabier Kintana, Jose Luis Lizundia, Beñat Oihartzabal, Andoni Sagarna, Ibon Sarasola, Patxi Uribarren, Xarles Videgain and Patxi Zabaleta.
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