The Gramàtica essencial de la llengua catalana of the Institut d’Estudis Catalans: Characteristics and contributions Authors Maria Josep Cuenca Ordinyana Institut d’Estudis Catalans / Universitat de València Keywords: online grammar, Catalan language, descriptive grammar, prescriptive grammar, linguistic terminology, linguistic variation Abstract This paper deals with the process of developing the Gramàtica essencial de la llengua catalana (IEC, 2018) and its distinctive features. This grammar is a reduced version of the Gramàtica de la llengua catalana (IEC, 2016) adapted to an online format (https://geiec.iec.cat). In addition to the general features of the work, special attention is paid to the tables and the online terminological glossary. The presentation of linguistic variation and norms is also described and exemplified.Key wordsonline grammar, Catalan language, descriptive grammar, prescriptive grammar, linguistic terminology, linguistic variation Downloads Download data is not yet available. Downloads PDF (Català) Issue No. 30 (2020) Section Studies and Editions License L&L: Llengua & Literatura is published under the Creative Commons licence system in the “Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivatives 3.0 Spain” license scheme, the complete text of which is available at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/deed.ca. Therefore, the public at large is authorised to reproduce, distribute and share its content as long as the author and publisher are acknowledge and it is not used for commercial use or derivative works.This means that when an author submits their work for publication, they are explicitly agreeing to forfeit their editing and publishing rights.L&L provides free and immediate access to its contents (with the versions of the articles submitted that have been positively evaluated and, if needed, amended) through its URL (http://revistes.iec.cat/index.php/LLiL) before they are published on paper, based on the principle that making research available to citizens free of charge fosters the global exchange of knowledge.