langs: 12 марта [ru] / march 12 [en] / 12. märz [de] / 12 mars [fr] / 12 marzo [it] / 12 de marzo [es]
days: march 9 / march 10 / march 11 / march 12 / march 13 / march 14 / march 15
Pitman shorthand is a system of shorthand for the English language developed by Englishman Sir Isaac Pitman (1813–1897), who first presented it in 1837. [1] Like most systems of shorthand, it is a phonetic system; the symbols do not represent letters, but rather sounds, and words are, for the most p
#1 Early Scots
Early Scots was the emerging literary language of the Northern Middle English speaking parts of Scotland in the period before 1450. The northern forms of Middle English descended from Northumbrian Old English . During this period, speakers referred to the language as "English" ( Inglis , Ynglis , an
Yevgeny Dmitrievich Polivanov ( Russian : Евге́ний Дми́триевич Полива́нов; 12 March [ O.S. 28 February] 1891 – 25 January 1938 ) was a Soviet linguist , orientalist and polyglot who wrote major works on the Chinese, Japanese, Uzbek and Dungan languages and on theoretical linguistics and poetics
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
Judah Leib Ben-Ze'ev ( Hebrew : יְהוּדָה לֵיבּ בֵּן־זְאֵב , German : Juda Löb Bensew ; 18 August 1764 – 12 March 1811) was a Galician Jewish philologist , lexicographer , and Biblical scholar . He was a member of the Me'assefim group of Hebrew writers, [3] [4] and a "forceful proponent of revitali
#4 Henrik Lacaj
Henrik Lacaj (1909–1991) was an Albanian humanitarian, linguist, and translator. [1] He authored textbooks, plays, and various studies on historical figures such as Scanderbeg and Luigj Gurakuqi , [2] but in Albania he is most venerated for his numerous translations of Latin and Greek masterpieces.
Hendrik Brugmans (13 December 1906 in Amsterdam – 12 March 1997 in Bruges ) [1] also known as Hendrik Bupatis was the son of historian Hajo Brugmans and Maria Keizer. He studied history of French literature at the Universiteit van Amsterdam and the Sorbonne University in Paris. [2] Brugmans, who was
János Harmatta (2 October 1917 – 24 July 2004) was a Hungarian linguist . He deciphered the Parthian ostraca and papyri of Dura Europos and was the first to decipher a major Bactrian inscription. [1] The native form of this personal name is Harmatta János . This article uses Western name order whe
Sir John Lyons FBA (23 May 1932 – 12 March 2020) was a British linguist, working on semantics . British linguist (1932–2020) This article needs additional citations for verification . ( March 2020 ) Sir John Lyons FBA Born ( 1932-05-23 ) 23 May 1932 Stretford , Lancashire, England Died 12 March 2020
Sigríður Sigurjónsdóttir (born September 27, 1960) is a professor of Icelandic Linguistics at the University of Iceland. Icelandic academic This article is an orphan , as no other articles link to it . Please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the Find link tool for suggestions
#9 Johannes Hendricus van der Palm
Johannes Hendricus [1] van der Palm (17 July 1763 – 8 September 1840) was a Dutch Assyriologist , linguist , professor of (i) oriental languages and Hebrew antiquities and (ii) sacred poetry and rhetoric at Leiden University , educationist , theologian , Dutch Reformed Church minister , Bible transl
#10 Leung Ping-kwan
Leung Ping-kwan, ( Chinese : 梁秉鈞, 12 March 1949 – 5 January 2013 [1] ) whose pen name was Yesi ( Chinese : 也斯), [2] was a Hong Kong poet , novelist, essayist, translator, teacher, and scholar who received the Hong Kong Medal of Honor ( MH ). He was an important long-time cultural figure in Hong Kong
#11 Cornel Lengyel
Cornel Adam Lengyel (January 2, 1914 – March 12, 2003) was an American poet, historian, playwright and translator. He received the Maxwell Anderson Award in 1950 for his play The Atom Clock . [1] What would a writer convey through his work? His vision of life: his response to the oddity, terror, hum
#12 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
John Wesley Powell (March 24, 1834 – September 23, 1902) [1] was an American geologist, U.S. Army soldier, explorer of the American West , professor at Illinois Wesleyan University , and director of major scientific and cultural institutions. He is famous for his 1869 geographic expedition , a three
Wojciech Sławomir Smoczyński [1] (born March 12, 1945 in Głowno near Łowicz ) is a Polish linguist . He is a tenured professor at the Department of General and Indo-European linguistics at Jagiellonian University , and since 1996 also the head of the Department of Indo-European Studies . From 1962 t
#15 Zoë Beck
Zoë Beck (born 12 March 1975 as Henrike Heiland in Ehringshausen in the Lahn-Dill district [1] ) is a German writer, publisher, translator, dialogue book author and dubbing director. She has won multiple awards for her books and translations. German author, translator and publisher Zoë Beck Born 12
#16 Pierre Léon
Pierre R. Léon (March 12, 1926 – September 11, 2013) [1] was a French-Canadian linguist and writer. French-Canadian linguist and writer For the American Civil War figure, see Pierre Leon .
#17 A. de Herz
Adolf Edmund George de Herz , commonly shortened to A. de Herz , also rendered as Hertz and Herț (December 15, 1887 – March 9, 1936), was a Romanian playwright and literary journalist, also active as a poet, short story author, and stage actor. He was the scion of an upper-class assimilated Jewish f
#18 Jost Gippert
Jost Gippert ( German pronunciation: [ˈjoːst ˈgɪpʰɐt] ; born 12 March 1956 in Winz-Niederwenigern , later merged to Hattingen ) is a German linguist, Caucasiologist, author, and professor for Comparative Linguistics at the Institute of Empirical Linguistics at the Goethe University of Frankfurt . [1
Yuri Andreyevich Smirnov ( Russian : Юрий Андреевич Смирнов , usually initialized as Ю.А. Смирнов , 12 March 1923 – 17 February 1984) was a Soviet linguist. Smirnov was born in Vladikavkaz in March 1923, and, after finishing college, he joined the army. After the Second World War he left the army an
#20 Mary Gluckman
Mary Gluckman (1917–1990) was an Italian linguist and anthropologist . She was the wife of Professor Max Gluckman at Manchester University and worked at her husband's side for many years. After his death in 1975, she served with Voluntary Service Overseas for over two years in Sierra Leone . Italian