Mulleres na Lexicografía

María José Rincón González

Spanish

Sevilla

María José Rincón was educated at the Universidad de Sevilla, where she specialized in linguistics and lexicography and earned a doctorate in Hispanic Philology. She completed postgraduate studies at the School of Hispanic Lexicography, an elite program of the Real Academia Española (RAE) and the Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española (ASALE). She later moved to the Dominican Republic and taught classes and gave conferences at various universities in Spain and the Americas, focusing on the history of the language and the methodology of dictionary creation. As a specialist in the Dominican variety of Spanish, in 2011 she was elected a full member of the Academia Dominicana de la Lengua (ADL), where she held key roles such as treasurer and coordinator of technical commissions. Additionally, she is a corresponding member of the RAE, with which she actively collaborates from the Dominican Republic on pan-Hispanic projects. She is the director of the Instituto Guzmán Ariza de Lexicografía (IGALEX), the first in the Caribbean dedicated exclusively to professional lexicographical research, where she also works to improve the use of the language in the media. In addition to her institutional roles, she was the lexicographic coordinator for the "Diccionario del español dominicano" (2013), a work that, for the first time, rigorously documented the country's own lexicon. She also worked as a reviewer and collaborator on fundamental ASALE works, such as the "Diccionario panhispánico de dudas" (DPD) and the "Diccionario de americanismos". She maintains a constant presence in the national press (Diario Libre) with articles that teach the proper use of the language in an engaging and accessible way spreading knowledge.

Rincón González, M. J. (2022). Indigenismos antillanos. Santo Domingo.​ Rincón González, M. J. (2019). De la eñe a la zeta: Manual de urgencia sobre el buen uso del español. Santo Domingo: Diario Libre. Rincón González, M. J. (2016). «Variantes dialectales del léxico dominicano en el Diccionario de americanismos». Rincón González, M. J. (2015). «Presentación de la «Fonética de la lengua española»». Boletín de la Academia Dominicana de la Lengua, pp. 265-268. Rincón González, M. J. (Directora). (2013). Diccionario del español dominicano. Santo Domingo: Academia Dominicana de la Lengua / Fundación Guzmán Ariza pro Academia Dominicana de la Lengua. Rincón González, M. J. (2011). El nacimiento de un nuevo diccionario dominicano: pasión por las palabras. Santo Domingo: Academia Dominicana de la Lengua.

Rincón González, M. J. (2017). La lematización de variantes gráficas en el Diccionario del español dominicano. [Academic article]. Dialnet. Retrieved on February 5, 2026 from https://dialnet.unirioja.es/descarga/articulo/6260551.pdf Rincón González, M. J. (2017). El léxico dominicano en el "Diccionario de Americanismos" de la ASALE. [Academic article]. Academia.edu. Retrieved on February 5, 2026 from https://www.academia.edu/90533160/

Rincón González, M. J. (2025). El misterio de la letra más silenciosa del español. [Video]. YouTube. Retrieved on February 5, 2026 from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tan2VedhtWE Rincón, M. J. (2024). Linguistic outreach articles in the section «Saber escribir». Diario Libre. Retrieved on February 5, 2026 from https://www.diariolibre.com/autor/maria-jose-rincon/1319 Acento TV. (2022). María José Rincón explains the importance of the Diccionario del español dominicano. [Interview]. Retrieved on February 5, 2026 from https://acentotv.acento.com.do/videos/presentan-la-segunda-edicion-del-diccionario-del-espanol-dominicano-un-tesoro-linguistico-nacional-25756.html Rincón González, M. J. (2021). Entrevista sobre preservación lingüística dominicana. [Interview]. Academia.edu. Retrieved on February 5, 2026 from https://www.academia.edu/74842960/ Rincón, M. J. (2018). El español dominicano: una identidad que se escribe. [Conference]. Archivo General de la Nación. Retrieved on February 5, 2026 from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjHZM1WYWdUU Rincón, M. J. (2019). ¿Por qué un Diccionario del español dominicano? [Video]. Facebook Watch. Retrieved on February 5, 2026 from https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2362383770699665

Although she was born in Sevilla and still has her Andalusian accent, she has been living in the Dominican Republic since 1992. She defines her identity as a blend where language is the common thread. One of her main areas of interest is the Taíno words that passed into Spanish and that we use all over the world today. Additionally, she is known for her constant presence on social media as “Letra Zeta,” a reference to her position at the Dominican Academy of the Language, where she answers linguistic questions in a simple and entertaining way.

Academia Dominicana de la Lengua. (n.d.). María José Rincón: Académica de número. Retrieved on January 28, 2026 from https://academia.org.do/maria-jose-rincon/ ASALE. (n.d.). Diccionario del español dominicano: Historia y equipo. Retrieved on January 28, 2026 from https://www.asale.org/obras-academicas/diccionarios/diccionario-del-espanol-dominicano ASALE. (n.d.). Perfil de María José Rincón González. Retrieved on January 28, 2026 from https://www.asale.org/academico/maria-jose-rincon-gonzalez Diario Libre. (2024). Artículos de María José Rincón: Saber escribir. Retrieved on February 5, 2026 from https://www.diariolibre.com/autor/maria-jose-rincon/ Diario Libre. (2024). La pasión por las palabras de María José Rincón. Retrieved on February 5, 2026 from https://www.diariolibre.com/revista/columnistas/2024/12/18/la-pasion-por-las-palabras-de-maria-jose-rincon/2945117 Diario Libre. (2021). María José Rincón presenta "La lengua de la calle". Retrieved on January 28, 2026 from https://www.diariolibre.com/ Fundéu Guzmán Ariza. (n.d.). Recomendaciones lingüísticas: María José Rincón. Retrieved on February 5, 2026 from https://fundeu.do/ IGALEX. (n.d.). Catálogo de publicaciones y proyectos de investigación. Retrieved on January 28, 2026 from https://igalex.do/publicaciones/ Instituto Guzmán Ariza de Lexicografía. (n.d.). Dirección y equipo: María José Rincón. Retrieved on January 28, 2026 from https://igalex.org/ Rincón, M. J. [Letra Zeta]. (n.d.). Perfil oficial en Instagram. Retrieved on February 5, 2026 from https://www.instagram.com/letrazeta/ Rincón, M. J. (2018). El español dominicano: Una identidad que se escribe. [Video]. YouTube. Retrieved on February 5, 2026 from https://www.youtube.com/ Photos ASALE. (n.d.). Perfil de María José Rincón González. [Image]. Retrieved on January 28, 2026 from https://www.asale.org/academico/maria-jose-rincon-gonzalez Diario Libre. (2024). La pasión por las palabras de María José Rincón. [Image]. Retrieved on February 5, 2026 from https://www.diariolibre.com/revista/columnistas/2024/12/18/la-pasion-por-las-palabras-de-maria-jose-rincon/2945117

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