Sunday, February 3, 2013

The Linguist’s Calendar: February 3

George Miller

February 3

1920: Birth of George Miller.

2001: Student Benjamin Varner is found dead at Gallaudet University in Washington, The arrested murderer Joseph Mesa blames his action on voices in his head. Being deaf, however, these were not literally speaking voices, but glove-clad hands urging Mesa to kill—in American Sign.

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