The Linguist’s Calendar: April 8
1970: Czech Indo-Europeanist Julius Pokorny, mainly known for his voluminous etymological research, dies in Zurich.
1982: John Wells’ four-volume Accents of English is published.
2002: The Algerian parliament decides to give official recognition to Tamazight, the language of its Berber minority.
2002: The first ever African-medium daily in South Africa is launched. Isolezwe (‘the eye of the Nation’) is entirely in Zulu.
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