Monday, November 19, 2012

The Linguist’s Calendar: November 19

John Ohala
November 19 

1992: Copenhagen University gives phonetician John Ohala an honorary PhD.
 
1998: A new minority language is officially born in previously monolingual Portugal, as its national assembly recognizes the status of Mirandese.
 
2002: The applicant countries participate in a debate in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, and for the first time in the history of the European Union, simultaneous interpreting is provided in 23 languages.

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