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    Jens Otto Harry Jespersen 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." See more

    Otto Jespersen was born in Randers in Jutland. He was inspired by the work of Danish philologist Rasmus Rask as a boy, and with the help of Rask's grammars taught himself some Icelandic, Italian, and Spanish. He … See more

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    Jespersen was a professor of English at the University of Copenhagen from 1893 to 1925, and served as Rector of the university in 1920–21. His early work focused primarily on … See more

    • 1889: The articulations of speech sounds represented by means of analphabetic symbols. Marburg: Elwert.
    Progress in Language. London: Swan Sonnenschein & Co. 1894. OCLC 607098829. New York: Macmillan & Co.{{cite book}}: … See more

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    WEBActor. Writer. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Play trailer 1:23. Troll Hunter (2010) 1 Video. 5 Photos. Otto Jespersen was born on 21 July 1954 in Norway. He is an actor and writer, known for Troll Hunter (2010), …

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