langs: 14 мая [ru] / may 14 [en] / 14. mai [de] / 14 mai [fr] / 14 maggio [it] / 14 de mayo [es]
days: may 11 / may 12 / may 13 / may 14 / may 15 / may 16 / may 17
#1 North–South differences in the Korean language
The Korean language has diverged between North and South Korea due to the length of time that the two states have been separated. [1] Underlying dialectical differences have been extended—in part by government policies, and in part by the isolation of North Korea from the outside world. There are so
#2 Esperanto
Esperanto ( / ˌ ɛ s p ə ˈ r ɑː n t oʊ / or / ˌ ɛ s p ə ˈ r æ n t oʊ / ) [5] [6] is the world's most widely spoken constructed international auxiliary language . Created by Warsaw -based ophthalmologist L. L. Zamenhof in 1887, it was intended to be a universal second language for international commun
New England French ( French : français de Nouvelle-Angleterre ) is a variety of French spoken in the New England region of the United States. [2] It descends from Canadian French because it originally came from French Canadians who immigrated to New England during the Grande Hémorragie . French vari
Eyak was a Na-Dené language , historically spoken by the Eyak people , indigenous to south-central Alaska , near the mouth of the Copper River . The name Eyak comes from a Chugach Sugpiaq name ( Igya'aq ) for an Eyak village at the mouth of the Eyak River. [2] Extinct Na-Dené language of US This art
Belarusian ( / ˌ b ɛ l ə ˈ r uː s i ə n , - ˈ r uː ʃ ən , - ˈ r ʌ ʃ ən / ; [5] Belarusian: беларуская мова , romanized: bielaruskaja mova , IPA: [bʲɛlaˈruskaja ˈmɔva] ) is an East Slavic language . It is the native language of many Belarusians and one of the two official state languages in Belar
Rev. Msgr. Jose C. Abriol (February 4, 1918 – July 6, 2003) was a Filipino Catholic priest , linguist, and high official in the church in the Philippines . He was the first to translate the Catholic Bible into Tagalog , the native language for most Filipinos. [1] Reverend Monsignor Jose C. Abriol P.
Konstantin Nikolayevich Batyushkov ( Russian : Константи́н Никола́евич Ба́тюшков , IPA: [kənstɐnʲˈtʲin nʲɪkɐˈla(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ˈbatʲʊʂkəf] ( listen ) ; 29 May [ O.S. 18 May ] 1787 – 19 July [ O.S. 7 July ] 1855 ) was a Russian poet , essayist and translator of the Romantic era . He also serv
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
#4 Una Canger
Una Canger ( née Una Rasmussen; born May 14, 1938) is a Danish linguist specializing in languages of Mesoamerica . She has published mostly about the Nahuatl language with a particular focus on the dialectology of Modern Nahuatl , and is considered among the world's leading specialists in this area.
Stephen D. Krashen (born May 14, 1941) is an American linguist, educational researcher and activist, who is Emeritus Professor of Education at the University of Southern California . [1] He moved from the linguistics department to the faculty of the School of Education in 1994. American linguist Ste
Claude Lévi-Strauss ( / k l ɔː d ˈ l eɪ v i ˈ s t r aʊ s / , [2] French: [klod levi stʁos] ; 28 November 1908 – 30 October 2009) [3] [4] [5] was a French anthropologist and ethnologist whose work was key in the development of the theories of structuralism and structural anthropology . [6] He held
#7 Luo Zhenyu
Luo Zhenyu or Lo Chen-yü (August 8, 1866 – May 14, 1940), courtesy name Shuyun (叔蘊), was a Chinese classical scholar, philologist , epigrapher , antiquarian and Qing loyalist. Luo Zhenyu 羅振玉 Luo Zhenyu Born ( 1866-08-08 ) 8 August 1866 Huai'an , Jiangsu , Qing China Died 14 May 1940 (1940-05-14) (ag
Ocke-Schwen Bohn (born in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, 14 May 1953 [1] ) is a professor of English Linguistics at Aarhus University in Denmark. [2] He specializes in phonetics and psycholinguistics , especially second language and cross-language speech perception , foreign accented speech, and
Georgy Konstantinovich Danilov ( Russian : Георгий Костантинович Данилов ; 10 January 1897 – 29 July 1937) was a Soviet linguist , africanist and polyglot . [1]
#10 Mordechai Zaken
Mordechai Zaken also Moti Zaken ( Hebrew : מוטי/מרדכי זקן ; Arabic : مردخاي زاكين ) (April 26, 1958 – May 14, 2021) [1] was a historian and the 2019 laureate of "the Prime Minister Prize for the research of the Jews of the Orient." [2] [3] [4] He was an expert on the Kurds and Middle Eastern minorit
#11 Albert Gallatin
Abraham Alfonse Albert Gallatin (January 29, 1761 – August 12, 1849) was a Genevan – American politician, diplomat, ethnologist and linguist. Biographer Nicholas Dungan states that Gallatin was "America's Swiss Founding Father." [3] He is known for being the founder of New York University and for se
#12 Ranko Matasović
Ranko Matasović (born 14 May 1968) is a Croatian linguist , Indo-Europeanist and Celticist . Croatian linguist, Indo-Europeanist and Celticist Ranko Matasović Born ( 1968-05-14 ) 14 May 1968 (age 54) Zagreb , Croatia Nationality Croatian Occupation linguist, Indo-Europeanist, Celticist Notable wor
#13 Valerian Borisovich Aptekar
Valerian Borisovich Aptekar (Russian: Валериа́н Бори́сович Апте́карь, 24 October 1899 – 29 July 1937) was a Russian linguist and a propagandist of Nicholas Marr 's New Theory of Language. In 1937, he was accused of anti-Soviet activity, arrested and shot. [1] Valerian Borisovich Aptekar Born 24 Octo
#14 Luca Caragiale
Luca Ion Caragiale ( Romanian pronunciation: [ˈluka iˈon karaˈd͡ʒjale] ; also known as Luki , Luchi or Luky Caragiale ; 3 July 1893 – 7 June 1921) was a Romanian poet, novelist and translator, whose contributions were a synthesis of Symbolism , Parnassianism and modernist literature . His career,
#15 Šime Starčević
Šime Starčević (18 April 1784 – 14 May 1859) was a Croatian priest and linguist. [1] Croatian priest and linguist He was born in Žitnik , near Gospić . He worked as a pastor in Gospić , Lički Novi , Udbina , and since 1814 in Karlobag . He knew Latin, French, Italian and German, and could read Slavi
Samuel Hoyt Elbert (8 August 1907 – 14 May 1997) was an American linguist who made major contributions to Hawaiian and Polynesian lexicography and ethnography . Born on a farm in Des Moines , Iowa , to Hugh and Ethelind Elbert, Sam grew up riding horses, one of his favorite pastimes well into retire
#17 Léon Dostert
Léon Dostert (May 14, 1904 – September 1, 1971) was a French-born American scholar of languages and a pivotal proponent of machine translation . He was responsible for enduring innovations in interpretation, such as the simultaneous, head-set method used at the Nuremberg Trials , which is still used
#18 Mihail Sadoveanu
Mihail Sadoveanu ( Romanian: [mihaˈil sadoˈve̯anu] ; occasionally referred to as Mihai Sadoveanu ; November 5, 1880 – October 19, 1961) was a Romanian novelist, short story writer, journalist and political figure, who twice served as acting head of state for the communist republic (1947–1948 and
#19 M Harunur Rashid
M Harunur Rashid (born 28 December 1939) is a distinguished teacher of English literature and language, a notable educational administrator, editor and translator of modern poetry and prose, [1] [2] in Bangladesh , a noted writer of Sufism and Sufi literature [3] and a commentator of social, politic
#20 Ivan Dorovský
Ivan Dorovský (18 May 1935 – 24 August 2021 [1] ) was a Czech Balkanologist of Macedonian origin. He worked as a literary scholar , translator , poet and publicist , university professor at Masaryk University , and Slavist . [2] [3] He was also the Chairman of the Society of Friends of the South Sla