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Otto Jespersen
For the Norwegian comedian, see Otto Jespersen (comedian).
Danish linguist (–)
Otto Jespersen | |
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Jespersen, c. | |
| Born | ()16 July Randers, Denmark |
| Died | 30 April () (aged82) Roskilde, Denmark |
| Occupation | Linguist |
Jens Otto Harry Jespersen (Danish:[ˈʌtsʰoˈjespɐsn̩]; 16 July – 30 April ) was a Danish linguist who specialized in the grammar of the English language.
Steven Mithen described him as "one of the greatest language scholars of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries."[1]
Early life
Otto Jespersen was born in Randers in Jutland. He was inspired by the work of Danish philologist Rasmus Rask as a boy, and with the help of Rask's grammars taught himself some Icelandic, Italian, and Spanish.[2] He entered the University of Copenhagen in when he was 17, initially studying law but not forgetting his language studies.
In he shifted his focus completely to languages,[3] and in earned his master'