Saturday, December 29, 2012

The Linguist’s Calendar: December 29

Guatemala City
December 29  
1975: In Britain, Sex Discrimination and Equal Pay acts are passed. Their consequences include the replacement of “firemen” by “fire fighters”.
 
1995: Within two years of its introduction, the Karakalpak alphabet is revised.
 
1996: The civil war in Guatemala ends with a peace treaty which specifies, among other things, that 23 different indigenous languages be used in education along with Spanish.

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