Here the great Danish linguist Otto Jespersen puts forward his views on grammatical structure in a kind of shorthand formalism, devising symbols that represent various grammatical elements and then analyzing numerous sentences in terms of these symbols. The contemporaneity of these analyses is remarkable, for they allude to concepts that were uncongenial to linguists in 1937 when the book was first published, but which have come to be generally accepted in the linguistics community during the past twenty-five years.

Analytic Syntax

Reference

Otto Jespersen

Foreign Language Study & Reference

Holt, R & W

Language: Its Nature, Development and Origin (Unwin University Books)

Allen& Unwin

When, in accordance with a wish expressed byE nglish and American friends, I determined to have myS progundervisning translated into English, I found it difficult to decide what to retain and what to leave out of the original. So much of what I had written appeared to me to apply more or less exclusively toD anish schools and Danish methods, and I had too little personal experience of the practice of English teachers or of English school-books to be quite sure of the advisability in each case of including or excluding this or that remark. I have, however, made my choice to the best of my ability, and if some parts of my criticism are not altogether applicable toE nglish methods, I hope I may be excused on the plea that what is now the really important thing is less the destruction of bad old methods than a positive indication of the new ways to be followed if we are to have thoroughly efficient teaching in modern languages. OTTO JESPERSEN. Gentofte, Near Copenhagen.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org

How to Teach a Foreign Language

Words, Language & Grammar

ALLEN U

Essentials of English grammar,

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Modern English Grammar on Historical Principles: Part I Sounds and Spelling

Modern English Grammar on Historical Principles: Syntax v.3

Modern English Grammar on Historical Principles: Part VI Morphology

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Growth and Structure of the English Language

RANDOLPH QUIRK

History

Univ of Chicago Pr

Growth and structure of the English language

Blackwell*publishers

<p>A classic of English grammar, Essentials of English Grammar provides a common ground for the traditionalist and the structural or descriptive linguist. Jespersen’s work provides insight into the fundamental concepts that underlie the linguistic approach, but at the same time the foundation of the traditional approach is retained.</p>

Essentials of English Grammar (Alabama Linguistic & Philological Ser: V)

University Alabama Press

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