Tuesday, July 17, 2012

The Linguist’s Calendar: July 17

C P L P flag

July 17

1915: Birth of Madeline Tomer Shay, to become the last native speaker of Penobscot.
 
1996: At a meeting in Lisbon, the Lusophone union Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa (C P L P) is formed by seven Portuguese-speaking nations.

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