langs: 18 мая [ru] / may 18 [en] / 18. mai [de] / 18 mai [fr] / 18 maggio [it] / 18 de mayo [es]
days: may 15 / may 16 / may 17 / may 18 / may 19 / may 20 / may 21
Dutch ( Nederlands [ˈneːdərlɑnts] ( listen ) ) is a West Germanic language spoken by about 25 million people as a first language [4] and 5 million as a second language. It is the third most widely spoken Germanic language , after its close relatives German and English . Afrikaans is a separate but m
Crimean Tatar ( qırımtatar tili , къырымтатар тили ) also called Crimean ( qırım tili , къырым тили ), [1] is a Kipchak Turkic language spoken in Crimea and the Crimean Tatar diasporas of Uzbekistan , Turkey , Romania , and Bulgaria , as well as small communities in the United States and Canada. It
#3 Learning English (version of English)
Learning English (previously known as Special English ) is a controlled version of the English language first used on 19 October 1959, and still presented daily by the United States broadcasting service Voice of America (VOA). World news and other programs are read one-third slower than regular VOA
Esselen was the language of the Esselen (or self-designated Huelel ) Nation, which aboriginally occupied the mountainous Central Coast of California , immediately south of Monterey (Shaul 1995). It was probably a language isolate , though has been included as a part of the hypothetical Hokan proposa
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
Walther von Wartburg (-Boos) (18 May 1888; Riedholz – 15 August 1971; Basel ) was a Swiss philologist and lexicographer . He was the editor-in-chief of the Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (FEW). Swiss philologist and lexicographer (1888–1971) This article includes a list of references , rela
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
Charles Kay Ogden ( / ˈ ɒ ɡ d ən / ; 1 June 1889 – 20 March 1957) was an English linguist , philosopher, and writer. Described as a polymath but also an eccentric and outsider , [4] [5] [6] he took part in many ventures related to literature, politics, the arts, and philosophy, having a broad effect
Samuel Brawand (born 18 May 1898 in Grindelwald , Switzerland , died 11 July 2001 in Grindelwald) was a Swiss politician ( SP ) and mountaineer . [1] [2]
#6 Migjeni
Millosh Gjergj Nikolla ( Albanian pronunciation: [miˈɫoʃ ɟɛˈrɟ niˈkoɫa] ; 13 October 1911 – 26 August 1938), commonly known by the acronym pen name Migjeni , was an Albanian poet and writer, considered one of the most important of the 20th century. After his death, he was recognized as one of
Saint Innocent of Alaska (August 26, 1797 – March 31, 1879, O.S.), also known as Saint Innocent Metropolitan of Moscow ( Russian : Святитель Иннокентий Митрополит Московский ) was a Russian Orthodox missionary priest , then the first Orthodox bishop and archbishop in the Americas, and finally the Me
#8 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
Parvaneh Milani ( Persian : پروانه میلانی , 1942 – January 1, 2015 [1] ) was a self-educated Iranian poet, author, translator, human rights activist, a member of the Writers Association of Iran and a recipient of Gwangju Prize for Human Rights . Iranian poet, author, translator, and human eights act
#10 Robert W. Young
Robert W. Young (May 18, 1912 – February 20, 2007), [1] professor emeritus of linguistics at the University of New Mexico , was an American linguist known for his work on the Navajo language . From the late 1930s, Young cooperated with the Navajo linguist and scholar William Morgan , publishing a "p
Omar Leslie Kilborn (Chinese name: 啓爾德 ; 启尔德 ; 1867–1920), was a Canadian medical missionary who greatly advanced Western medical techniques in West China. He was one of the founders of the West China Union University in Chengdu , Sichuan , China and was a member of the Canadian Methodist Church . H
#12 Avraham Shlonsky
Avraham Shlonsky (March 6, 1900 – May 18, 1973; Hebrew : אברהם שלונסקי ; Russian : Авраам Шлёнский ) was a significant and dynamic Israeli poet and editor born in the Russian Empire . [1] Russian-born Israeli poet, literary translator and editor Avraham Shlonsky Avraham Shlonsky in 1952 Born ( 1900-
#13 Blair A. Rudes
Blair A. Rudes (1951 – 2008) was an American linguist known for his work on Native American languages . American linguist
#14 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