Progress in Language, with special reference to English
Published on 11. January 2013
400 pages
978-1-135-66596-8 (ISBN)
Description
Part of the Otto Jespersen collected English Writings Collection, originally published in 1894, this volume is to a certain extent an English translation of Jespersens' 'Studier over Engelske Kasus, nted en Indledning: Freniskridt i Sproget', which was to the University of Copenhagen in February, 1891 on the development of English Language, but with some notable revisions when translated to English.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
File size
4,33 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-135-66596-8 (9781135665968)
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Content
I. Introduction, II. Ancient and Modern Languages, III. Primitive Grammar, IV. The History of Chinese and of Word-Order, V. The Development of Language, VI. English Case-Systems, Old and Modern, VII. Case-Shiftings in the Pronouns, VIII. Th e English Group Genitive, Appendix. Bill Stumps his Mark, IX. Origin of Language, I. Method, II. Sounds, III. Grammar, IV. Vocabulary, V. Conclusion
