Tuesday, February 19, 2013

The Linguist’s Calendar: February 19

August Schleicher


February 19

1821: Birth of August Schleicher, the man behind the Stammbaumtheorie.
 
1888: Otto Jespersen receives a letter from Vilhelm Thomsen, who suggests that Jespersen should concentrate on English language and literature.
 
2001: In New Delhi, the internet provider Rediff announces that it is now able to handle no less than eleven Indian languages.

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