Thursday, February 14, 2013

The Linguist’s Calendar: February 14

Picture of Louis the German
Louis the German
February 14  

842: Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg, thereby producing what are usually considered to be the first texts in these two languages.

1941: Benjamin Lee Whorf submits his article “Languages and Logic” to Technological Review.

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