The Linguist’s Calendar: June 28

Paul Broca

June 28 

1824: Birth of Paul Broca in Sainte-Foy-la-Grande in Dordogne (France), discoverer of one of the most important language centers in the brain.

1996: The Ukrainian parliament adopts a new constitution, which declares Ukrainian as the only state language.





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