Tuesday, December 4, 2012

The Linguist’s Calendar: December 4

William Labov
December 4
1880: Having been a member for a few years, but only a recent immigrant to France, Ferdinand de Saussure starts taking active part in the activities of the Socété de linguistique de Paris.
 
1893: German linguist Friedrich Karl Brugmann becomes a Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
 
1927: Birth of William Labov.

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