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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 work on syntax and on language development.
Otto Jespersen was a Danish linguist and a foremost authority on English grammar. He helped to revolutionize language teaching in Europe, contributed greatly to the advancement of phonetics, linguistic theory, and the history of English, and originated an international language, Novial (q.v.).
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奥托·叶斯柏森（Otto Jespersen，1860—1943）是享誉国际的丹麦语言学家，一生著述颇丰，多达487种，研究涵盖普通语言学、语法学、语音学、语言史、符号系统、语言哲学、外语教学、国际辅助语等多个领域，对普通语言学和语法学的贡献尤为显著，影响了包括布 ...
Hans Otto Jespersen (born 21 July 1954) is a Norwegian comedian, actor and television personality. He starred in the title role of the 2010 film Trollhunter. Biography. At the age of 19 Jespersen became a Marxist-Leninist, and was briefly a member of the Communist organization Red Youth.
Otto Jespersen's life and career. Otto Jespersen (1860–1943) was almost the same age as two other important figures in the late 19th Century pan-European Reform Movement in modern language teaching, Felix Franke and Paul Passy ( q.v. ).
Nov 29, 2019 · Otto Jespersen's 'Language: Its Nature, Development and Origin' is a profound exploration of the intricacies of language, tracing its evolution from its earliest forms to the complex structures...
Sep 12, 2016 · The Project Gutenberg EBook of Language, by Otto Jespersen This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.
