The Linguist’s Calendar: December 1

Woerdeboek van de
Nederlandse Taal

December 1

1930: The Prague Linguistics Circle is formally founded by Roman Jakobson and fourteen of his colleagues.

1998: Dutch and Flemish lexicographers publicly present the final and complete version of the Woerdeboek van de Nederlandse Taal, the biggest ever Dutch dictionary. It has taken a century and a half to produce.