langs: 9 мая [ru] / may 9 [en] / 9. mai [de] / 9 mai [fr] / 9 maggio [it] / 9 de mayo [es]
days: may 6 / may 7 / may 8 / may 9 / may 10 / may 11 / may 12
The Czechoslovak language ( Czech : jazyk československý , Slovak : Československý jazyk ) was a political sociolinguistic concept used in Czechoslovakia in 1920–1938 [1] for the definition of the state language of the country which proclaimed its independence as the republic of two nations , i.e. e
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
Aymara ( IPA: [aj.ˈma.ɾa] ( listen ) ; also Aymar aru ) is an Aymaran language spoken by the Aymara people of the Bolivian Andes . It is one of only a handful of Native American languages with over one million speakers. [3] [4] Aymara, along with Spanish and Quechua , is an official language in Bo
Corsican ( corsu [ˈkorsu] , [ˈkɔrsu] ; full name: lingua corsa [ˈliŋɡwa ˈɡorsa] , [ˈliŋɡwa ˈɡɔrsa] ) is a Romance language constituted by the continuum of the Italo-Romance dialects spoken on the Mediterranean island of Corsica ( France ) and on the northern end of the island of Sardinia ( Italy ).
#5 Guernésiais
Guernésiais , also known as Dgèrnésiais , Guernsey French , and Guernsey Norman French , is the variety of the Norman language spoken in Guernsey . It is sometimes known on the island simply as " patois ". As one of the langues d'oïl , it has its roots in Latin , but has had strong influence from bo
#1 Etta Federn
Etta Federn-Kohlhaas (April 28, 1883 – May 9, 1951) or Marietta Federn , also published as Etta Federn-Kirmsse and Esperanza , was a writer, translator, educator and important woman of letters in pre-war Germany. [1] [2] In the 1920s and 1930s, she was active in the Anarcho-Syndicalism movement in G
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
Dora Knowlton Ranous (August 16, 1859 – January 19, 1916) was an American actress, author, editor, translator, and book reviewer . She began her literary career editing educational books and contributing to Appleton 's Annual Cyclopaedia and The Criterion . Ranous attained distinction as a translato
Gregorio Mayans y Siscar (1699–1781) was a Spanish historian, linguist and writer of the Enlightenment in Spain . [1] Gregorio Mayans Born ( 1699-05-09 ) 9 May 1699 Oliva , Valencia , Spain Died 1781 Valencia , Spain Nationality Spanish Occupation Historian, linguist, writer
Otto Heller (4 July 1863 – 29 July 1941) author and academic. [1] Heller wrote Prophets of Dissent . This article needs additional citations for verification . ( May 2018 ) For other people named Otto Heller, see Otto Heller (disambiguation) . Otto Heller Born 4 July 1863 Karlovy Vary , Bohemia , Au
Alf Ragnar Sten Henrikson (9 July 1905 in Huskvarna – 9 May 1995 in Södra Ängby ) was a Swedish writer, poet and translator, known for his interest in language and for his broad general knowledge. [1] He wrote a number of books about popular science and history, and for many years he was part of the
Mikel Zalbide Elustondo (born 9 May 1951) is a Basque linguist and sociolinguist. This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . ( Learn how and when to remove these template messages ) This article is an orphan , as no other articles link to it .
#8 Xiao Qian
Xiao Qian (27 January 1910 – 11 February 1999), alias Ruoping ( 若萍 ), was a famous essayist, editor, journalist and translator from China. His life spanned the country's history before and after the establishment of the People's Republic of China . Chinese writer, editor, reporter This article needs
#9 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
#10 Larisa Matveyeva
Larisa Vitaliivna Matveyeva ( Ukrainian : Лариса Віталіївна Матвєєва , born May 9, 1969, Mykolaiv, Ukraine ) — poet, [1] novelist, [2] playwright, [3] translator. [4] She is a member of The National Writers' Union of Ukraine (1998). [5] This article is an orphan , as no other articles link to it . P
#11 Semyon Lipkin
Semyon Izrailevich Lipkin ( Russian : Семён Израилевич Липкин ) (6 September (19, New Style ) 1911 – 31 March 2003) was a Russian writer, poet, and literary translator. This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . ( Learn how and when to remove
Sándor Csoma de Kőrös ( Hungarian: [ˈʃaːndor ˈkøːrøʃi ˈt͡ʃomɒ] ; born Sándor Csoma ; 27 March 1784/8 [1] – 11 April 1842) was a Hungarian philologist and Orientalist, author of the first Tibetan – English dictionary and grammar book. He was called Phyi-glin-gi-grwa-pa in Tibetan, meaning " the f
#13 Wick R. Miller
Wickliffe Raper Miller (January 6, 1932 – May 9, 1994) [1] [2] was an American linguist most well known for his work on Keresan languages and Uto-Aztecan , especially Shoshoni and Guarijio . He worked both on synchronic description and historical linguistics . American linguist Wick R. Miller Mill
Professor A. Dakshinamurthy (born 1938 in Neduvakkottai, Mannargudi Taluk , Thiruvarur district , Tamil Nadu, India ) is an eminent Tamil scholar, writer, and an English translator of classical, medieval and modern Tamil literature. He is a pioneer in the field of translation of Classical Tamil work
#15 George Coșbuc
George Coșbuc ( Romanian pronunciation: [ˈdʒe̯ordʒe koʃˈbuk] ; 20 September 1866 – 9 May 1918) was a Romanian poet, translator, teacher, and journalist, best remembered for his verses describing, praising and eulogizing rural life, its many travails but also its occasions for joy. In 1916 he was e
#16 Andrés Bello
Andrés de Jesús María y José Bello López ( Spanish pronunciation: [anˈdɾes ˈβeʝo] ; November 29, 1781 – October 15, 1865) was a Venezuelan - Chilean humanist , diplomat, poet, legislator, philosopher , educator and philologist , whose political and literary works constitute an important part of Sp
#17 Robert Blust
Robert A. Blust ( / b l ʌ s t / ; Chinese : 白樂思 ; pinyin : Bái Lèsī ; May 9, 1940 – January 5, 2022 [1] [2] [3] ) was an American linguist who worked in several areas, including historical linguistics , lexicography and ethnology . He was Professor of Linguistics at the University of Hawai ʻ i at Mā
#18 Dovid Katz
Dovid Katz ( Yiddish : הירשע־דוד כ״ץ , also הירשע־דוד קאַץ , Hirshe-Dovid Kats , [ˌhirʃɛ-ˈdɔvid ˈkɑt͡s ] , born 9 May 1956) is an American-born , Vilnius -based scholar, author and educator, specializing in Yiddish language and literature, Lithuanian Jewish culture, and the Holocaust in Eastern