Abstract
The evolution of Romanian in Bessarabia between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century shows insignificant deviations in the internal structure in comparison with the Romanian language spoken in Romania, which did not affect the standardized structure of grammatical categories. In fact, the only level of language that has been more influenced is the lexical system, which has been „prolifically enriched”, often forcibly, with new lexical units borrowed from Russian. By elaborating his grammar in 1867, Ioan Doncev confirms that Bessarabian linguists knew the grammatical norms of the Romanian. They followed the issues of new published grammars on the territory beyond the Prut and promoted the Romanian language despite all political impediments.