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.
Table of Contents:
  • Investigation of the Origin of the Old Norse or Icelandic Language; Editorial Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of contents; Foreword & Acknowledgments; Portrait of Rask; Introduction to the New Edition; 1. Introduction; 2. Rasmus Rask, the man and his career; 2.1 Early years; 2.2 To Iceland; 2.3 The great voyage to South Asia 1816-1823; 2.4 Back in Denmark 1823-1832; 2.5 Rasmus Rask in the history of Danish linguistics; 3. The prize essay; 3.1 A question and its consequences; 3.2 The genesis of Rask's prize essay; 4. Notes on the translator Niels Ege; References.
  • A. Works by Rasmus Rask27B. Secondary sources; Translator's Note; Investigation of the Origin of the Old Norse or Icelandic Language by RASMUS KRISTIAN RASK. Translated by Niels Ege; Preface.; TO THE KING.; Investigation of the Origin of The Old Norse or Icelandic Language; Table of Contents; Origin of the Old Norseor Icelandic Language; Introduction; First Chapter; Second Chapter; Third Chapter; 1. Greenlandic; 2. Celtic; 3. Basque.; 4. Finnic.; 5. Slavic.; 6. Lettic; 7. Thracian; The Asiatic languages.

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