Wednesday, January 16, 2013

The Linguist's Calendar: January 16

Queen Isabella


January 16

1492: The first grammar of Spanish is presented to Queen Isabella.
 
1907: Saussure begins his course in General Linguistics at Geneva University.
 
1952: New Dutch Bible translation is completed.
 
1991: The Algerian government outlaws the use of French in official contexts.
 
1995: New Hawaiian constitution declares that both English and Hawaiian be regarded as official, with English, of course, being slightly more so . . .

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