Wednesday, September 19, 2012

The Linguist’s Calendar: September 19

Willie Brown


September 19

1921: Birth of psycholinguist Eric Lenneberg.
 
1997: During the International Congress of Esperantists in San Francisco, mayor Willie Brown declares an “Esperanto Day” in the city.
 
2000: The Municipal Assembly of Maputo, capital of Mozambique, decides to tolerate the use of the city’s main vernacular, Ronga, both within the assembly itself, and in contacts with citizens. Hitherto, only Portuguese had been allowed.

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