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Otto Jespersen
Facets of his Life and Work
This is the first book to give a comprehensive view of the work of Otto Jespersen (1860-1943), the Danish linguist who is perhaps best known for his monumental work A Modern English Grammar on Historical Principles. The articles in this volume show the wide range of Jespersen's interests and discuss the influence of his contribution to the study of language.
[Studies in the History of the Language Sciences, 52] 1989. xviii, 154 pp.
Publishing status: Available
Published online on 3 October 2011
Published online on 3 October 2011
© John Benjamins Publishing Company
Table of Contents
- Preface | pp. vii–ix
- Editors' IntroductionRandolph Quirk | pp. xiii–xviii
- Otto JespersenPaul Christophersen | pp. 1–11
- Otto Jespersen and Copenhagen UniversityJírgen Erik Nielsen | pp. 13–28
- The Teaching of English in Denmark and Otto JespersenKnud Sírensen | pp. 29–41
- Otto Jespersen's Contribution to Danish and General PhoneticsJorgen Rischel | pp. 43–60
- On Otto Jespersen's View of Language EvolutionHans Frede Nielsen | pp. 61–78
- Otto Jespersen as GrammarianW. Nelson Francis | pp. 79–99
- Jespersen's New International Auxiliary LanguageFritz Larsen | pp. 101–122
- Otto Jespersen's Thinking about Child LanguageHans Vejleskov | pp. 123–146
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