Friday, February 8, 2013

The Linguist’s Calendar: February 8

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George Lakoff
February 8

1864: Beginning this day, lectures are regularly given at the Société de Linguistique de Paris.
 
1973: In an article entitled “Deep language” in the New York Review of Books, George Lakoff attacks Noam Chomsky.
 
2002: A new PhD program in linguistics, available from the autumn of this year, is approved by the Gallaudet University Board of Trustees. This university is unique in having a sign language as its main medium of teaching.

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