Tuesday, April 23, 2013

The Linguist’s Calendar: April 23

Michael A. K. Halliday
April 23 

1801: Jean-Marc Itard publishes his book on Victor, the feral child of southern France. Dis­ap­poin­ting­ly, Victor never learned to speak.

1925: British neo-Firthian linguist Michael A. K. Halliday is born in Leeds.

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