Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

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An American organization that gives the Emmy Awards for the best work in television

proper noun

: Academia de Artes y Ciencias de la Televisión

The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences awards the Emmys every year.

Examples

The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced the nominees for this year’s Emmy Awards.
The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has a long history of celebrating excellence in the television industry.
She received recognition from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for her work in television production.
Did you watch the Emmys presented by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences?
The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced the nominees for this year’s Emmy Awards.
She received recognition from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for her work in television production.
The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has a long history of celebrating excellence in the television industry.

Surface Forms

Academy of Television Arts and Sciences main

Morphology

academy + of + television + arts + and + science

The phrase is compositionally built from transparent constituents: 'academy' (an institution) + 'of' + 'television arts and sciences' (the domain), so a learner who knows those words will infer it is an institution concerned with TV arts and sciences. Although the specific role (that it presents the Emmys) is world-knowledge beyond the words, the basic institutional meaning is directly derivable from the parts.

Etymology

Academy of Television Arts and Sciences started when a group of people who made TV shows wanted a formal place to celebrate the best work, so they created an 'academy' that would give awards. That's why the name now refers to the American organization that presents the 'Emmy Awards'.