Investigation of the origin of the Old Norse or Icelandic language / Rasmus Kristian Rask ; new edition of the 1993 English translation by Niels Ege ; with an introduction by Frans Gregersen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rask, Rasmus, 1787-1832.

Contributor:

Ege, Niels.

Series:

Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Amsterdam classics in linguistics, 1800-1925 ; Series I, v. 18.

Amsterdam Classics in Linguistics, 1800-1925, 0304-0712 ; v. 18

Standardized Title:

Undersogelse om det gamle nordiske eller islandske sprogs oprindelse. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gothic language--History.

Gothic language.

Old Norse language--History.

Old Norse language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (357 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

New ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This edition constitutes a reprint of Niels Ege's English translation of Rasmus Rask's prize essay of 1818, which appeared as volume XXVI in the Travaux du Cercle Linguistique de Copenhague in 1993. The prize essay was published in Danish in 1818. In contrast to other works by Rask, notably his introduction to the study of Icelandic, it was never reissued until Louis Hjelmslev published a corrected version in Danish as part of his edition of Rask's selected works. While Rask lived, a substantial part of the book was translated into German.

Contents:

Investigation of the Origin of the Old Norse or Icelandic Language; Editorial Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of contents; Foreword & Acknowledgments; Portrait of Rask; Introduction to the New Edition; 1. Introduction; 2. Rasmus Rask, the man and his career; 2.1 Early years; 2.2 To Iceland; 2.3 The great voyage to South Asia 1816-1823; 2.4 Back in Denmark 1823-1832; 2.5 Rasmus Rask in the history of Danish linguistics; 3. The prize essay; 3.1 A question and its consequences; 3.2 The genesis of Rask's prize essay; 4. Notes on the translator Niels Ege; References

A. Works by Rasmus Rask 27B. Secondary sources; Translator's Note; Investigation of the Origin of the Old Norse or Icelandic Language by RASMUS KRISTIAN RASK. Translated by Niels Ege; Preface.; TO THE KING.; Investigation of the Origin of The Old Norse or Icelandic Language; Table of Contents; Origin of the Old Norse or Icelandic Language; Introduction; First Chapter; Second Chapter; Third Chapter; 1. Greenlandic; 2. Celtic; 3. Basque.; 4. Finnic.; 5. Slavic.; 6. Lettic; 7. Thracian; The Asiatic languages.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781299440227

1299440223

9789027271983

9027271984

OCLC:

836403388