Sunday, April 28, 2013

The Linguist’s Calendar: April 28

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HMS Bounty
April 28 

1789: Twelve of the crew members of HMS Bounty stage a mutiny that is to lead to the creation of a new language. They settle on the uninhabited Pacific island of Pitcairn, where their descendants still speak Pitcairnese.

1908: Foundation of the UEA, the Universal Esperanto Academy.

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