Revue des Études Arméniennes (REA) is a prominent French language

French language

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 academic journal

Academic journal

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 dedicated to the study of Armenian history, art history

Art history

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, philology

Philology

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, linguistics

Linguistics

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, literature

Literature

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. The journal was founded by two French scholars who specialized in Armenian studies in Paris

Paris

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 in 1920, Frédéric Macler and Antoine Meillet

Antoine Meillet

Paul Jules Antoine Meillet was one of the most important French linguists of the early 20th century. Meillet began his studies at the Sorbonne, where he was influenced by Michel Bréal, Ferdinand de Saussure, and the members of the Année Sociologique. In 1890 he was part of a research trip to the...

. Meillet himself wrote many of the articles, which specifically focused on Armenian grammar, folk tales, and history, during the formative years of the journal (1920-1933). The journal was not published from 1934 to 1963. When REA resumed in 1964, articles submitted in English and German were also admitted for publication. REA uses the Hübschmann-Meillet-Benveniste system in the transcription of Armenian words into Latin characters.

The journal's former directors were Jacques Benveniste (1964-1975), Georges Dumézil

Georges Dumézil

Georges Dumézil was a French comparative philologist best known for his analysis of sovereignty and power in Proto-Indo-European religion and society...

 (1975-1980) and Sirarpie Der-Nersessian

Sirarpie Der-Nersessian

Sirarpie Der Nersessian was an Armenian art historian who specialized in Armenian and Byzantine studies. Der Nersessian was a renowned academic and a pioneer in Armenian art history. She taught at several institutions in the United States, including Wellesley College in Massachusetts and as Henri...

(1981-1989).