Wednesday, November 28, 2012

The Linguist’s Calendar: November 28

Edward Sapir
November 28

1915: A disappointed Alfred Kroeber reports to Edward Sapir that he cannot find any relationship between Zuni and other American Indian languages.
 
1980: Tahitian is for the first time recognized as the official language (along with French) of French Polynesia.

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