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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