Progress in Language, with special reference to English
Author:   Otto Jespersen
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9780415860277


Pages:   386
Publication Date:   07 May 2013
Format:   Paperback
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Progress in Language, with special reference to English


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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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Author:   Otto Jespersen
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.657kg
ISBN:  

9780415860277


ISBN 10:   041586027
Pages:   386
Publication Date:   07 May 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

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

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