Sunday, April 7, 2013

The Linguist’s Calendar: April 7

Holger Pedersen (1867-1953). Foto på Århus Universitet.
Holger Pedersen
April 7

1867: Danish linguist Holger Pedersen is born.

1906: A governmental decree is signed on modernizing Swedish spelling. Among its more notable features is <v> rather than <fv> for /v/.

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