Investigation of the origin of the Old Norse or Icelandic Language : New edition of the 1993 English translation

Investigation of the origin of the Old Norse or Icelandic Language : New edition of the 1993 English translation / Rasmus Kristian Rask ; by Niels Ege ; With an introduction by Frans Gregersen, University of Copenhagen.

This edition constitutes a reprint of Niels Ege's English translation of Rasmus Rask's prize essay of 1818, which appeared as volume XXVI in the Travaux du Cercle Linguistique de Copenhague in 1993. The prize essay was published in Danish in 1818. In contrast to other works by Rask, notabl...

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Main Author: Rask, Rasmus, 1787-1832
Other Authors: Ege, Niels (Translator)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Danish
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2013.
Edition:New edition of the 1993 English translation.
Series:Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Amsterdam classics in linguistics, 1800-1925 ; v. 18.
Subjects:
Old Norse language > History.
Gothic language > History.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY > Scandinavian Languages (Other)
Gothic language
Old Norse language
History
Online Access:Click for online access
Uniform Title:Undersögelse om det gamle nordiske eller islandske sprogs oprindelse.
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Summary:This edition constitutes a reprint of Niels Ege's English translation of Rasmus Rask's prize essay of 1818, which appeared as volume XXVI in the Travaux du Cercle Linguistique de Copenhague in 1993. The prize essay was published in Danish in 1818. In contrast to other works by Rask, notably his introduction to the study of Icelandic, it was never reissued until Louis Hjelmslev published a corrected version in Danish as part of his edition of Rask's selected works. While Rask lived, a substantial part of the book was translated into German. The present work is, however, the only translat.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789027271983
9027271984
1299440223
9781299440227
ISSN:0304-0712 ;
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.

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