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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

    • 1889: The articulations of speech sounds represented by means of analphabetic symbols. Marburg: Elwert.
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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 language teaching reform and on phonetics, but he is best known for his later … See more

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    They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. Otto Jespersen (born July 16, 1860, Randers, Den.—died April 30, 1943, Roskilde) was a Danish linguist and a foremost authority on English grammar.
    His Fonetik (1897–99; “Phonetics”) long remained the best scientific treatment of general phonetics. Jespersen made a highly original contribution to grammatical theory in Sprogets logik (1913; “The Logic of Language”).
    Jespersen was an important figure in the international language movement. He was an early supporter of the Esperanto offshoot Ido and in 1928 published his own project Novial. He also worked with the International Auxiliary Language Association.
    Jespersen made a highly original contribution to grammatical theory in Sprogets logik (1913; “The Logic of Language”). His principal work on linguistic evolution, and also probably his most brilliant achievement, was Language: Its Nature, Development, and Origin (1922).
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    WebOtto Jespersen is a Norwegian actor and writer, known for Troll Hunter, Børning and Nattskiftet. He was born on July 21, 1954 and has also hosted several comedy shows under the nickname O.J.

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    WebI denne grammofonoptagelse fra 1913 høres sprogforsker og professor i engelsk, Otto Jespersen (1860-1943), tale om det at studere sprog. Otto Jespersen var internationalt anerkendt, og hans lærebøger blev endda …