Otto Jespersen

Jespersen, {{c.|1915}} Jens Otto Harry Jespersen (; 16 July 1860 – 30 April 1943) was a Danish linguist who specialized in the grammar of the English language. Steven Mithen described him as "one of the greatest language scholars of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries." Provided by Wikipedia

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Selected writings.

Main Creator:
Jespersen, Otto, 1860-1943.
Language:
English
Published / Created
[1962?]
Notes
Bibliographical footnotes. Physical description: 849...
 

The system of grammar /

Main Creator:
Jespersen, Otto, 1860-1943.
Language:
English
Published / Created
1933.
Notes
Some explanations and justifications of various thing...
 

Chapters on English :

(reprinted from "Progress in language") /
Main Creator:
Jespersen, Otto, 1860-1943.
Language:
English
Published / Created
1918.
Notes
Physical description: vii, 191 p. ; 8vo.
 

Linguistica :

selected papers in English, French and German /
Main Creator:
Jespersen, Otto, 1860-1943.
Language:
English : French : German
Published / Created
1933.
Notes
Physical description: [464] p. ; 26 cm. (8vo)
 

Letter from Otto Jesperssen, Copenhagen, to Richard J. Hayes regarding his book 'Comparative idiom: an introduction to the study of modern languages' (Dublin, Hodges, Figgis & Co., 1927), 1928 Sept. 16.
Main Creator:
Jespersen, Otto, 1860-1943
Language:
English
In collection:
Richard J. Hayes Papers, 1902-1976.
Published / Created
1928 Sept. 16.
Notes
Physical description: 1 item.

Mankind, nation and individual from a linguistic point of view.

Main Creator:
Jespersen, Otto, 1860-1943.
Language:
English
Published / Created
1925.
Notes
Added t. p.: Instituttet for sammenlignende kulturfor...
 

A modern English grammar on historical principles.

Main Creator:
Jespersen, Otto, 1860-1943.
Language:
English
Published / Created
1909-1949.
Notes
Pt. VI-VII, issued without series title, have imprint...
 

Analytic syntax.

Main Creator:
Jespersen, Otto, 1860-1943.
Language:
English
Published / Created
[1937]
Notes
Physical description: 170 p. ; cm.
 

The 'split infinitive' and a system of clauses.

Main Creator:
Jespersen, Otto, 1860-1943.
Language:
English
Published / Created
1940.
Notes
Physical description: [153]-171, [1] p. ; 24 cm.
 

The philosophy of grammar /

Main Creator:
Jespersen, Otto, 1860-1943.
Language:
English
Published / Created
[1924]
Notes
Bibliography: p. 11-13. Physical description: 359, [...
 

Language :

its nature, development and origin /
Main Creator:
Jespersen, Otto, 1860-1943.
Language:
English
Published / Created
[1922]
Notes
Physical description: 448 p. ; 22 cm.
 

Novial lexike :

international dictionary, dictionnaire international, internationales Wörterbuch.
Main Creator:
Jespersen, Otto, 1860-1943.
Language:
English : French : German
Published / Created
[1930]
Notes
Physical description: 251 p. ; 21 cm.
 

Growth and structure of the English language :

awarded the Volney prize of the Institut de France, 1906.
Main Creator:
Jespersen, Otto, 1860-1943.
Language:
English
Published / Created
1912.
Notes
Physical description: iv, 259 p. ; 20 cm.
 

An international language,.

Main Creator:
Jespersen, Otto, 1860-1943.
Language:
English
Published / Created
[1928]
Notes
Physical description: [7]-196 p. ; 19 cm.
 

Phonetic transcription and transliteration :

proposals of the Copenhagen Conference, April, 1925.
Language:
English
Published / Created
1926.
Notes
"In 1922 the question of phonetic transcription and o...
Contributors:
“...Jespersen, Otto, 1860-1943...”
 

Weltsprache und Wissenschaft :

Gedanken über die Einführung der internationalen Hilfssprache in die Wissenschaft /
Language:
German
Published / Created
1913.
Notes
Appendices: p. 144-154. Includes bibliographical ref...
Contributors:
“...Jespersen, Otto, 1860-1943....”
 
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