et ▁( M arch ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁– ▁November ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 ) ▁was ▁a ▁French ▁semi ot ician ▁and ▁a ▁propriet or ▁of ▁a ▁semi ot ics ▁school . ▁Her ▁husband ▁was ▁the ▁em inent ▁lingu ist ▁André ▁Martin et ▁( 1 9 0 8 – 1 9 9 9 ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁in ▁Paris , ▁Martin et ▁published ▁the ▁book ▁Cle fs ▁pour ▁la ▁s ém i ologie , ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁translated ▁into ▁numerous ▁languages . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁she ▁co - author ed , ▁with ▁her ▁husband , ▁the ▁volume ▁M ém oires ▁d ' un ▁lingu iste . ▁ ▁Martin et ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁ ▁Although ▁her ▁husband ▁was ▁Research ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁A ux ili ary ▁Language ▁Association ▁( IAL A ) ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁she ▁became ▁involved ▁with ▁Inter ling ua ▁only ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁when ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁interview ers ▁including ▁Ali x ▁Pot et ▁spoke ▁with ▁the ▁couple ▁in ▁their ▁home . ▁Jean ne ▁Martin et ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁J ub ile e ▁Inter ling ua ▁Conference ▁in ▁Poland ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁Nord ic ▁Me eting ▁in ▁Sweden ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁International ▁Inter ling ua