Jeanne Martinet
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Jeanne Martinet a recognized semiotician, is proprietor of a semiotics school. Her husband was the eminent linguist André Martinet
(1908-1999). In 1973 in Paris, Jeanne Martinet published the book Clefs pour la sémiologie, which has been translated into numerous languages. In 1993, she co-authored with her husband the volume Mémoires d'un linguiste.
Although her husband was Research Director of the International Auxiliary Language Association
(IALA
) from 1946 to 1948, she became involved with Interlingua
only in 1997, when a group of interviewers including Alix Potet
spoke with the couple in their home. Jeanne Martinet participated in the Jubilee Interlingua Conference in Poland
in 2001, the 8th Nordic Meeting in Sweden
in 2002, the 16th International Interlingua Conference in Bulgaria
in 2003, the 9th Nordic Meeting in Sweden in 2004, and the 17th International Interlingua Conference in Sweden in 2005.
In 2002, she was elected President of the Union Interlinguiste de France
. The same year, she traveled to Guadaloupe to deliver the presentation "Créole et interlingua" at the conference of the International Society of Functional Linguistics. In 2005, she presented "L'interlingua et la linguistique fonctionnelle" to the society in Helsinki
, Finland
.
André Martinet
André Martinet was a French linguist, influential by his work on structural linguistics....
(1908-1999). In 1973 in Paris, Jeanne Martinet published the book Clefs pour la sémiologie, which has been translated into numerous languages. In 1993, she co-authored with her husband the volume Mémoires d'un linguiste.
Although her husband was Research Director of the International Auxiliary Language Association
International Auxiliary Language Association
The International Auxiliary Language Association was founded in 1924 to "promote widespread study, discussion and publicity of all questions involved in the establishment of an auxiliary language, together with research and experiment that may hasten such establishment in an intelligent manner and...
(IALA
IALA
IALA can stand for:*International Association for Learning Alternatives*International Association of Lighthouse Authorities *International Auxiliary Language Association...
) from 1946 to 1948, she became involved with Interlingua
Interlingua
Interlingua is an international auxiliary language , developed between 1937 and 1951 by the International Auxiliary Language Association...
only in 1997, when a group of interviewers including Alix Potet
Alix Potet
Alix Potet, who obtained her doctorate of sciences in 1990, is professor of informatics at the University of Rennes. Potet is Vice President of the Union Interlinguiste de France as well as co-author of the French-language supplement to the manual Interlingua by Ingvar Stenström and of a...
spoke with the couple in their home. Jeanne Martinet participated in the Jubilee Interlingua Conference in Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
in 2001, the 8th Nordic Meeting in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
in 2002, the 16th International Interlingua Conference in Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
in 2003, the 9th Nordic Meeting in Sweden in 2004, and the 17th International Interlingua Conference in Sweden in 2005.
In 2002, she was elected President of the Union Interlinguiste de France
Union Interlinguiste de France
The Union Interlinguiste de France , established in 1961, works to increase public knowledge and active use of Interlingua. It produces the magazine Unir, written in French and Interlingua and also established in 1961...
. The same year, she traveled to Guadaloupe to deliver the presentation "Créole et interlingua" at the conference of the International Society of Functional Linguistics. In 2005, she presented "L'interlingua et la linguistique fonctionnelle" to the society in Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
.