Friday, May 10, 2013

The Linguist’s Calendar: May 10

Alvin M. Liberman 1949 - 1987
Alvin Liberman
May 10 

1839: For the first time, the Bible becomes available in Hawaiian.

1917: Birthday of phonetician Alvin Liberman.

1986: The Australian language Mangala becomes extinct as its last native speaker, Jack Butler, dies at the age of 85.

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