Monday, August 20, 2012

The Linguist’s Calendar: August 20

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Voyager II


 

August 20


1935: SIL founder Kenneth Pike visits Mexico for the first time, together with his future wife.
 
1977: The Voyager II is launched. In an attempt at extra­terrestrial communication, the spacecraft contains recordings in several human languages, and a metal plate with pictograms on it.

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