Saturday, October 13, 2012

The Linguist’s Calendar: October 13

Eliezer Ben-Yehuda


October 13
 
1807: German linguist Hans Conon von der Gabelentz is born.
 
1881: The Hebrew language is officially revived as Eliezer Ben-Yehuda and his friends agree to only use Hebrew in their conversations.
 
1971: Susan Curtiss notes that “Genie” for the first time really reacts to the stories that are being read to her.

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