Tuesday, October 23, 2012

The Linguist’s Calendar: October 23

Zellig Harris
October 23

1867: German linguist and Sanskritist Franz Bopp dies.

1909: Zellig Harris is born in Balta, Ukraine.

1930: Czech authorities accept and acknowledge the articles of the Prague Linguistics Circle.

1980: Birth of Kanzi, the most talking ape there is.

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