langs: 19 октября [ru] / october 19 [en] / 19. oktober [de] / 19 octobre [fr] / 19 ottobre [it] / 19 de octubre [es]
days: october 16 / october 17 / october 18 / october 19 / october 20 / october 21 / october 22
The Cherokee syllabary is a syllabary invented by Sequoyah in the late 1810s and early 1820s to write the Cherokee language . His creation of the syllabary is particularly noteworthy as he was illiterate until the creation of his syllabary. [3] He first experimented with logograms , but his system l
The Ikpeng language is the language of the Ikpeng people (also known as Txikāo) who live in the Xingu Indigenous National Park in Mato Grosso , Brazil . There are approximately 500 speakers (Rodgers, 2013). Ikpeng is a language with high transmission, meaning it is passed on from parent to child at
Montenegrin ( / ˌ m ɒ n t ɪ ˈ n iː ɡ r ɪ n / MON -tih- NEE -grin ; [5] [lower-alpha 1] crnogorski / црногорски ) is a normative variety of the Serbo-Croatian language [6] [7] [8] mainly used by Montenegrins and is the official language of Montenegro . Montenegrin is based on the most widespread dial
#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
Globish is a name for a subset of the English language formalized in 2004 by Jean-Paul Nerrière. [2] It uses a subset of standard English grammar and a list of 1500 English words. Nerrière claims that it is "not a language" in and of itself, [3] but rather it is the common ground that non-native Eng
#1 Igor Mel'čuk
Igor Aleksandrovič Mel'čuk , sometimes Melchuk ( Russian : Игорь Александрович Мельчук ; Ukrainian : Ігор Олександрович Мельчук ; born 1932), is a Russian and Canadian linguist, a retired professor at the Department of Linguistics and Translation, Université de Montréal . This biography of a living
#2 Edward Lye
Edward Lye (1694–1767) was an 18th-century scholar of Old English and Germanic philology . English priest Edward Lye Engraving of Edward Lye by Thomas Burke (1784), after a portrait by Frances Reynolds . Born 1694 Totnes , Devon Died ( 1767-08-27 ) August 27, 1767 Yardley Hastings Nationality Britis
Geoffrey Brock (born October 19, 1964) is an American poet and translator. Since 2006 he has taught creative writing and literary translation at the University of Arkansas , where he is Distinguished Professor of English. [1] American poet and translator (born 1964) For the South Australian politici
#4 Eric Nave
Captain Eric Nave OBE (18 March 1899 – 23 June 1993) was an Australian cryptographer and intelligence officer in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and Royal Navy , noted for his work with joint Allied intelligence units during World War II . He served in the navy from 1916 to 1949, then served as an o
Sir Richard Francis Burton KCMG FRGS ( / ˈ b ɜːr t ən / ; 19 March 1821 – 20 October 1890) was a British explorer, writer, scholar, and soldier. He was famed for his travels and explorations in Asia, Africa, and the Americas, as well as his extraordinary knowledge of languages and cultures. Accordin
Adrien Louis Marie Alibert , known as Louis Alibert ( Loís Alibèrt in Occitan ; 1884–1959) was a French linguist, born on October 12, 1884 in Bram in the Aude and died on April 16, 1959 in Montpellier. He specialized in Occitan and Languedocien . He is also the initiator of the classical standard of
#7 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
Clare Cavanagh (born May 23, 1956) is an American literary critic , a Slavist , and a translator. She is the Frances Hooper Professor in the Arts and Humanities and Chair of the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at Northwestern University . An acclaimed translator of contemporary Polish
Johan Erik Rydqvist (20 October 1800 – 17 December 1877) was a Swedish linguist . He was a member of the Swedish Academy from 1849 until his death, and served as its permanent secretary from 19 October 1868 to 4 March 1869. [1] Swedish linguist Johan Erik Rydqvist Born ( 1800-10-20 ) 20 October 1800
#10 Choe Hyeon-bae
Choe Hyeon-bae [lower-alpha 1] (19 October 1894 – 23 March 1970), also known by the art-name Oe Sol , was an educationalist and scholar of the Korean language . [1] In this Korean name , the family name is Choe . Choe Hyeon-bae Hangul 최현배 Hanja 崔鉉培 Revised Romanization Choe Hyeon-bae McCune–Reischau
James Darmesteter (28 March 1849 – 19 October 1894) was a French author, orientalist , and antiquarian .
Fray Ángel María Garibay Kintana (18 June 1892 – 19 October 1967) was a Mexican Roman Catholic priest, philologist , linguist , historian, and scholar of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cultures, specifically of the Nahua peoples of the central Mexican highlands. He is particularly noted for his studies
Jaroslav Bohdan Antonovych Rudnyckyj OC ( Ukrainian : Яросла́в-Богда́н Рудни́цький , pronounced [jɐroˈslɑu̯ boɦˈdɑn rʊdˈnɪtsʲkɪj] ; November 18, 1910 – October 19, 1995) was a Ukrainian Canadian linguist and lexicographer with a specialty in etymology and onomastics , folklorist , bibliographer, t
#14 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
#15 Lo Hsiang-lin
Lo Hsiang-lin (19 October, 1906 – 20 April, 1978) was one of the most renowned researchers in Hakka language and culture . His pioneering research in Hakka genealogy [1] showed that the Hakka are Han Chinese . In this Chinese name , the family name is Lo . Lo Hsiang-lin Traditional Chinese 羅香林 Sim
Hendrik van der Veen (1888–1977) [1] was a Dutch missionary worker and linguist who worked in Tana Toraja , Dutch East Indies . Dutch missionary worker and linguist Van der Veen was born on 21 July 1888 in Rossum , Bommelerwaard , as the son of the pastor Jan van der Veen. He initially aimed to work
#17 Hjalmar Dahl
Hjalmar Karl Emil Dahl (15 May 1891 – 19 October 1960) was a Finnish-Swedish journalist, translator and author. [1] Finnish-Swedish journalist, translator and author This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . ( Learn how and when to remove the