Otto Jespersen
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Otto Jespersen (16 Julie 1860 in Randers - 30 April 1943) was 'n Deense taalkundige.
Hy was van 1893 tot 1925 professor van die Engelse taal aan die Kopenhagen Universiteit.
[wysig] Novial
Novial is 'n kunsmatige taal wat deur Jespersen geskep is. Vroëre kunsmatige tale soos Esperanto en Ido was vir hom problematies. Hy was ook die eerste professionele taalkundige wat so 'n poging aangewend het.
[wysig] Bibliografie
- 1889: The articulations of speech sounds represented by means of analphabetic symbols. Marburg: Elwert.
- 1905: Growth and Structure of the English Language (ISBN 0226398773)
- 1909: A Modern English Grammar (in seven volumes; the title should be understood as 'A grammar of Modern English') (ISBN 0064933180)
- 1922: Language: Its Nature, Development, and Origin (ISBN 0044000073)
- 1924: The Philosophy of Grammar (ISBN 0226398811)
- 1928: An International Language (indleiding Novial)
- 1930: Novial Lexike Novial na Engels, Frans en Duitse woordeboek.
- 1938: En sprogmands levned, Kopenhagen, Jespersen se outobiografie
- 1995: A Linguist's Life: 'n Engelse vertaling van Otto Jespersen se outobiografie ... geredigeer deur Arne Juul [et al.]. Odense (ISBN 8778381320)
