Thursday, December 27, 2012

The Linguist’s Calendar: December 27

Demonstrating for independence, Catalonia


December 27

1942: Cognitive grammarian Ron Langacker is born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.
 
1945: A couple of months after the devastation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, spelling reform advocate George Bernard Shaw writes to the Times claiming that the omission of the final, silent <b> in bomb, and similar reforms, would save a lot of time and bring major economical benefits.
 
1996: The Catalan government decides to support the use of Catalan in communities outside of Catalonia.

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