This early work Otto Jespersen was originally published in 1922 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Language: Its Nature, Development, and Origin' is a scholarly study in the area of linguistics. Otto Jespersen was born in Randers, Denmark on 16th July 1869. He worked as an academic at Copenhagen University and rose to the position of professor of English, a post he held from 1893 to 1925. Jespersen made a considerable contribution to the study of linguistics and some of his works are still used as the basic texts for study in the field.
This early work Otto Jespersen was originally published in 1922 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Language: Its Nature, Development, and Origin' is a scholarly study in the area of linguistics. Otto Jespersen was born in Randers, Denmark on 16th July 1869. He worked as an academic at Copenhagen University and rose to the position of professor of English, a post he held from 1893 to 1925. Jespersen made a considerable contribution to the study of linguistics and some of his works are still used as the basic texts for study in the field.
Book 1: History of Linguistic Science 1. Before 1800 2. Beginning of the nineteenth century 3. Middle of the nineteenth century 4. End of the nineteenth century Book 2: The Child 5. Sounds 6. Words 7. Grammar 8. Some fundamental problems 9. The influence of the child on linguistic development 10. The influence of the child (continued) Book 3: The Individual and the World 11. The foreigner 12. Pidgin and congeners 13. The woman 14. Causes of change 15. Causes of change (continued) Book 4: Development of Language 16. Etymology 17. Progress or decay? 18. Progress 19. Origin of grammatical elements 20. Sound symbolism 21. The origin of speech
Book 1: History of Linguistic Science 1. Before 1800 2. Beginning of the nineteenth century 3. Middle of the nineteenth century 4. End of the nineteenth century Book 2: The Child 5. Sounds 6. Words 7. Grammar 8. Some fundamental problems 9. The influence of the child on linguistic development 10. The influence of the child (continued) Book 3: The Individual and the World 11. The foreigner 12. Pidgin and congeners 13. The woman 14. Causes of change 15. Causes of change (continued) Book 4: Development of Language 16. Etymology 17. Progress or decay? 18. Progress 19. Origin of grammatical elements 20. Sound symbolism 21. The origin of speech
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