Otto Jespersen : facets of his life and work / edited by Arne Juul and Hans F. Nielsen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Juul, Arne.

Nielsen, Hans Frede, 1943-2021.

Series:

Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Studies in the history of the language sciences ; Series III, v. 52.

Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series III, Studies in the history of the language sciences, 0304-0720 ; v. 52

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Linguists--Denmark--Biography.

Linguists.

Jespersen, Otto, 1860-1943.

Jespersen, Otto.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (172 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, 1989.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Otto Jespersen / by Paul Christophersen

Otto Jespersen and Copenhagen University / by Jørgen Erik Nielsen

The teaching of English in Denmark and Otto Jespersen / by Knud Sørensen

Otto Jespersen's contribution to Danish and general phonetics / by Jørgen Rischel

On Otto Jespersen's view of language evolution / by Hans Frede Nielsen

Otto Jespersen as grammarian / by W. Nelson Francis

Jespersen's new international auxiliary language / by Fritz Larsen

Otto Jespersen's thinking about child language / by Hans Vejleskov.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786613313676

9781283313674

1283313677

9789027278357

9027278350

OCLC:

297636857