Monday, April 22, 2013

The Linguist’s Calendar: April 22

Bertil Malmberg, författare och Akademiledamot.
Bertil Malmberg
April 22 

1913: Birth of phonetician and Romanist Bertil Malmberg.

1991: Esperantists gather in the village of Kelmis in Western Belgium to honour the state of Amikejo. In the early 20th century, the former Neutral Territory of Moresnet, in which Kelmis is located, turned into the Free State of Amikejo—the only known state with Esperanto as its official language.

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