survival. Unified Basque was heavily based on the Gipuzkoan dialect – the dialect with the richest literary heritage. The 1968 Arantzazu Congress laid down the basic guidelines for achieving that objective in a systematic way (lexicon, morphology, declension and spelling). A further step was taken in 1973 with a proposal to establish a standard conjugation. The debate arising from this new set of standard language rules (1968–1976) did not prevent it from becoming increasingly accepted in teaching, the media, and administration (1976–1983), within the context of burgeoning regional government (Statute of Autonomy in Euskadi, 1979; Improvement of the Charter of Navarre, 1982). Many people, however, continue to oppose the imposition of a single created dialect of Basque. Euskaltzaindia counsels the Basque administrations wishing to officialize Basque place names. It is funded by the Biscayne, Gipuzkoan, Alavese, Navarrese, Spanish, and French authorities for culture. Notable past academicians Gabriel Aresti Antonio Arrue Resurreccion Maria Azkue Gorka Aulestia Jose Migel Barandiaran Julio Caro Baroja Joan Coromines Balendin Enbeita Joshua Fishman Manex Goihenetxe Federiko Krutwig Juan Mari Lekuona Koldo Mitxelena Raimundo Olabide José María Sánchez Carrión Hugo Schuchardt Joan Mari Torrealdai Antonio Tovar Julio de Urquijo Julien Vinson Jose Gontzalo Zulaika Alan R. King Present academicians Luis Aranberri Joxe Austin Arrieta Bernardo Atxaga Joxe Azurmendi Miren Agur Meabe Laura Mintegi Lourdes Oñederra Joseba Sarrionandia Miren Azkarate Villar Mikel Zalbide References External links Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia (General Basque Dictionary) Euskara Batuaren Eskuliburua (Manual of Standard Basque) Literatura Terminoen Hiztegia (Dictionary of Literary Terms) Basque language Language regulators French culture Basque companies 1919 establishments in Spain Organizations established in 1919 Organisations based in Bilbao