"National Linguistics Day"

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Apparently today is "National Linguistics Day":

National Linguistics Day is a new awareness campaign which is designed to be a focal point in the year to get people thinking, talking and learning about the science of language.

The occasion has been picked up by awareness-days.co.uk, but as far as I can tell it's a private initiative of Rebecca Mitchell at "Linguistics HQ", so I'm not sure what nation the "National" part refers to. Why not call it "World Linguistics Day"?

Anyhow, happy National Linguistics Day to all who celebrate it.

 

 



2 Comments »

  1. Marianne Hundt said,

    November 26, 2024 @ 1:07 pm

    I just suggested on Bluesky that we rename it "International Linguistics Day" because I initially searched for it under that title, albeit unsuccessfully (having seen it swoosh past me earlier this morning). I like WORLD linguistics day even better!

  2. Daniel Barkalow said,

    November 26, 2024 @ 5:33 pm

    Since there seems no standard way to celebrate it to be available, I propose we use a few of ungrammatical constructions against which no usage expert has written an article because they needed to warn.

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