History and derivational morphology: demonyms in late 19^th century dictionaries of the Academia

The aim of this research is the analysis of the demonyms in the dictionaries of the Real Academia Española (DRAE) 1869, 1884 and 1899. Based on the prefaces and Reglas and the treatment of demonyms in previous editions, this study examines the increase in these words in these three dictionaries. In short, this research shows the internal and external motivations that explain the increase in demonyms in the last three Academia’s dictionaries of the 19th century.