langs: 11 декабря [ru] / december 11 [en] / 11. dezember [de] / 11 décembre [fr] / 11 dicembre [it] / 11 de diciembre [es]
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#1 Spanish language in the Philippines
Spanish was the official language of the Philippines from the beginning of Spanish rule in the late 16th century, until sometime during the Philippine–American War (1899-1902) and remained co-official, along with English, until 1973. It was at first removed in 1973 by a constitutional change, but af
Jonas Basanavičius ( pronunciation ( help · info ) , Polish : Jan Basanowicz ; 23 November 1851 – 16 February 1927) was an activist and proponent of the Lithuanian National Revival . He participated in every major event leading to the independent Lithuanian state and is often given the informal ho
#2 Milka Ivić
Milka Ivić ( Serbian Cyrillic : Милка Ивић , 11 December 1923 – 7 March 2011) was a Serbian linguist. Serbian linguist She was born in Belgrade . She took her doctorate in 1954 with the thesis Značenja srpskohrvatskoga instrumentala i njihov razvoj ( The Meanings of Serbo-Croatian Instrumental and T
Snježana Kordić ( pronounced [sɲěʒana kôːrditɕ] ( listen ) ; born 29 October 1964) [1] is a Croatian linguist . [3] In addition to her work in syntax , she has written on sociolinguistics . [2] Kordić is known among non-specialists for numerous articles against the puristic and prescriptive langua
Haruki Murakami ( 村上 春樹 , Murakami Haruki , born January 12, 1949 [1] ) is a Japanese writer. His novels, essays, and short stories have been bestsellers in Japan and internationally, with his work translated into 50 languages [2] and having sold millions of copies outside Japan. [3] [4] He has rece
Samuel Ajayi Crowther ( c. 1809 –31 December 1891), was a Nigerian linguist, clergyman, and the first African Anglican bishop of West Africa . Born in Osogun (in what is now Ado-Awaye , Oyo State , Nigeria), he and his family were captured by slave raiders when he was about twelve years old. [2] T
Joseph Priestley FRS ( / ˈ p r iː s t l i / ; [4] 24 March 1733 – 6 February 1804) was an English chemist , natural philosopher , separatist theologian , grammarian , multi-subject educator, and liberal political theorist . [5] He published over 150 works, and conducted experiments in electricity an
Richard William Hunt (11 April 1908 – 13 November 1979) [1] was a scholar , grammarian , palaeographer , editor , and author of a number of books about medieval history. He began his career as a lecturer in palaeography at Liverpool University , and worked at Bush House during World War II . In 1945
Chuda Mani Upadhaya Regmi ( Nepali : चूडामणि रेग्मी ) is a Nepalese writer and linguist . [1] [2] He has published multiple books related to Nepali language. Nepalese writer (born 1937) Chuda Mani Upadhaya Regmi चूडामणि रेग्मी Regmi at Folklore Congress Nepal Born ( 1937-03-11 ) 11 March 1937 (age
Anton Bezenšek (15 April 1854 – 11 December 1915) was a Slovene linguist , journalist, shorthand expert, and lecturer, who spent most of his life in Bulgaria . [2] He is known as the scholar who adapted the Gabelsberger shorthand system to the South Slavic languages . This article needs additional c
#10 Keith Waldrop
Keith Waldrop (born December 11, 1932 , in Emporia, Kansas ) is an American poet , translator, and academic. He has authored numerous books of poetry and prose and translated the work of Claude Royet-Journoud , Anne-Marie Albiach , and Edmond Jabès , among others. One such translation is Charles Bau
#11 Philip Rubin
Philip E. Rubin (born May 22, 1949) is an American cognitive scientist , technologist , and science administrator known for raising the visibility of behavioral and cognitive science , neuroscience , and ethical issues related to science , technology , and medicine , at a national level. His researc
#12 George Herzog (ethnomusicologist)
George Herzog (* December 11, 1901 – November 4, 1983) was an American anthropologist , folklorist , musicologist , and ethnomusicologist . American anthropologist (born 1901) This article is about the ethnomusicologist. For the interior designer, see George Herzog . George Herzog Born ( 1901-12-11
#13 Noam Chomsky
Avram Noam Chomsky [lower-alpha 1] (born December 7, 1928) is an American linguist , philosopher, cognitive scientist , historical essayist, [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 3] social critic , and political activist. Sometimes called "the father of modern linguistics", [lower-alpha 4] Chomsky is also a
Jacob Wackernagel German: [ˈvakərˌnaːɡəl] [lower-alpha 1] (11 December 1853 – 22 May 1938) was a Swiss linguist , Indo-Europeanist and scholar of Sanskrit . He was born in Basel , son of the philologist Wilhelm Wackernagel (1806–1869). Swiss linguist Jacob Wackernagel Wackernagel as a Pro-Rector of
#15 Jaydeep Sarangi
Jaydeep Sarangi (Bengali: জয়দীপ ষড়ঙ্গী) is a bilingual writer, poet, and critic. This article includes a list of references , related reading or external links , but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations . ( January 2020 ) Jaydeep Sarangi Born Jhargram , West Bengal, India O
#16 Helene Uri
Helene Uri (born 11 December 1964, in Stockholm , Sweden) is a Norwegian linguist , novelist and children's writer. Among her novels are Dyp rød 315 from 2001 and Honningtunger from 2002. Her novel De beste blant oss from 2006, which deals with power struggles, intrigues and slander in academic circ
#17 Martin Hattala
Martin Hattala (4 November 1821 in Trstená , Kingdom of Hungary (today Slovakia ) – 11 December 1903 in Prague ) was a Slovak pedagogue, Roman Catholic theologian and linguist. He is best known for his reform of the Štúr 's Slovak language, so-called Hodža -Hattala reform, in which he introduced the
#18 Ye Weiqu
Ye Weiqu ( simplified Chinese : 叶渭渠 ; traditional Chinese : 葉渭渠 ; pinyin : Yè Wèiqú ; 6 August 1929 – 11 December 2010) was a Chinese Vietnamese translator and scholar. [1] [2] Ye was a visiting professor at Waseda University , Gakushuin University and Ritsumeikan University . In this Chinese name ,
#19 Peter T. Daniels
Peter T. Daniels (born December 11, 1951) is a scholar of writing systems , specializing in typology . He was co-editor (with William Bright ) of the book The World's Writing Systems (1996). He was a lecturer at University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee and Chicago State University . [1] [2] [3] American li
Alexander Potebnja ( Russian : Алекса́ндр Афана́сьевич Потебня́ ; [1] Ukrainian : Олекса́ндр Опана́сович Потебня́ ) was a Russian [2] [3] [4] Imperial and Ukrainian [5] linguist , philosopher and panslavist , who was a professor of linguistics at the Imperial University of Kharkov . [6] [7] [8] He i