Modern Romanian

Modern Romanian (Romanian: română modernă) is the historical stage of the Romanian language starting at the end of the 18th century. The modern era comprises three distinct periods: the premodern period starting from 1780 and lasting until 1830, the modern period from 1830 until 1880, and the contemporary period after 1881. Modern Romanian is characterised by the development of the Romanian alphabet, initial Latin and Italian lexical entries, followed by the central role of French in the growth of the Romanian lexis, the development of literary styles, and standardisation.

History during this stage is fused with the blooming of Romanian literature, the influence of great writers often cited along the efforts of institutions, mainly the Romanian Academy, as the main standardisation factors.

Some researchers place the end of this last period between the end of Second World War and the beginning of the "Socialist Period", thus separating the current stage of the Romanian language from the Modern one.

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