Otto Jespersen
Facets of his Life and Work
Editors
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
© John Benjamins Publishing Company
Table of Contents
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Preface | pp. vii–ix
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Editors' IntroductionRandolph Quirk | pp. xiii–xviii
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Otto JespersenPaul Christophersen | pp. 1–11
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Otto Jespersen and Copenhagen UniversityJírgen Erik Nielsen | pp. 13–28
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The Teaching of English in Denmark and Otto JespersenKnud Sírensen | pp. 29–41
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Otto Jespersen's Contribution to Danish and General PhoneticsJorgen Rischel | pp. 43–60
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On Otto Jespersen's View of Language EvolutionHans Frede Nielsen | pp. 61–78
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Otto Jespersen as GrammarianW. Nelson Francis | pp. 79–99
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Jespersen's New International Auxiliary LanguageFritz Larsen | pp. 101–122
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Otto Jespersen's Thinking about Child LanguageHans Vejleskov | pp. 123–146
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Stanlaw, James
2020. Jespersen, Otto. In The International Encyclopedia of Linguistic Anthropology, ► pp. 1 ff.
Kowalski, Waldemar
2018. Rzeczpospolita w Europie, czyli o otwartości i potrzebie dialogu kultur. Studia Historyczne 60:4 (240) ► pp. 65 ff.
Thomas, Margaret
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Linn, Andrew R.
2020. English Grammar Writing. In The Handbook of English Linguistics, ► pp. 63 ff.
McLelland, Nicola, Anders Ahlqvist, Beverley Collins & Inger M. Mees
2005. News and Announcements. Henry Sweet Society for the History of Linguistic Ideas Bulletin 45:1 ► pp. 67 ff.
Dewaele, Jean-Marc & Gérard Brun
2002. Applaudie et contestée. ITL - International Journal of Applied Linguistics 137-138 ► pp. 253 ff.
Nickel, Gerhard
1992. Kontrastiewe versus nie-kontrastiewe foute: 'n Twispunt in foute-analise. South African Journal of Linguistics 10:4 ► pp. 229 ff.
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Subjects
Linguistics
Main BIC Subject
CF: Linguistics
Main BISAC Subject
LAN009000: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General