The book outlines various teaching strategies and methods, highlighting how educators can effectively teach language by focusing on immersion, repetition, and contextual learning. Jespersen combines linguistic theory with practical application, stressing that effective foreign language teaching must account for both the psychological aspects of learning and the grammatical systems of the target language.How to Teach a Foreign Language serves as a comprehensive guide for teachers and educat...

In "Language: Its Nature, Development and Origin," Otto Jespersen explores the intricate tapestry of language, considering its biological, psychological, and social dimensions. Through a rigorous linguistic framework, Jespersen employs a descriptive and analytical style that deftly combines historical linguistics with contemporary insights, revealing the evolution of language as a dynamic and living system. He delves into concepts such as phonetics, syntax, and semantics while situating li...

This early work Otto Jespersen was originally published in 1905 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Growth and Structure of the English Language' is a scholarly linguistic study. Otto Jespersen was born in Randers, Denmark on 16th July 1869. He worked as an academic at Copenhagen University and rose to the position of professor of English, a post he held from 1893 to 1925. Jespersen made a considerable contribution to the study of linguistics and some o...

I ”Fremskridt i sproget” fra 1891 fremsætter den danske sprogforsker Otto Jespersen sin tese om, at et sprog vinder som meddelelsesmiddel, når dets bøjningssystem forenkles, og argumenterer for, at sprog som engelsk og kinesisk har opnået størst fremskridt af alle sprog i verden, fordi de fra starten har været præget af uregelmæssighed og fri ordstilling.Otto Jespersen, Jens Otto Harry Jespersen, (1860-1943) var en dansk sprogforsker. I perioden 1893-1925 var han professor i engels...

I ”Nutidssprog hos børn og voksne”, der udkom første gang i 1916, kigger den anerkendte danske sprogforsker Otto Jespersen nærmere på barnets sproglige udvikling i de allerførste leveår – fra pludrelyde til de første ord og fra ord til sætninger.Otto Jespersen, Jens Otto Harry Jespersen, (1860-1943) var en dansk sprogforsker. I perioden 1893-1925 var han professor i engelsk sprog og litteratur ved Københavns Universitet, og hans bøger om engelsk sprog og grammatik blev anvendt i un...

The science of language began, tentatively and approximately, when the minds of men first turned to problems like these: How is it that people do not speak everywhere the same language? How were words first created? What is the relation between a name and the thing it stands for? Why is such and such a person, or such and such a thing, called this and not that? The first answers to these questions, like primitive answers to other riddles of the universe, were largely theological: God, or o...

I ”Tanker og studier” har den danske sprogforsker Otto Jespersen samlet en række artikler, taler og forelæsninger fra et langt livs arbejde, som ikke tidligere har været skrevet på dansk, og som ikke har fået plads i selvstændige bøger.Bogen udkom første gang i 1932.Otto Jespersen, Jens Otto Harry Jespersen, (1860-1943) var en dansk sprogforsker. I perioden 1893-1925 var han professor i engelsk sprog og litteratur ved Københavns Universitet, og hans bøger om engelsk sprog o...

When, in accordance with a wish expressed by English and American friends, I determined to have my Sprogundervisning 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 to Danish 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 c...

I bogen ”Sprogets udvikling og opståen”, der blev udgivet første gang i 1926, kaster den danske sprogforsker Otto Jespersen et blik på de store linjer i sprogenes forandringer og ser nærmere på spørgsmålet om, hvorvidt man kan sige noget om sprogets oprindelse.Otto Jespersen, Jens Otto Harry Jespersen, (1860-1943) var en dansk sprogforsker. I perioden 1893-1925 var han professor i engelsk sprog og litteratur ved Københavns Universitet, og hans bøger om engelsk sprog og grammatik bl...

This book is a classic work of linguistics, created by one of the most prominent scholars, Otto Jaspersen. The linguistic importance of this book is attributed to the fact that it underlines the importance of the role of the speaker in the natural development of the language. The topics presented in this book include the history of linguistics pre and during the 19th century, the development of child language, the role of the speaker on language development, causes for the linguistic chang...

This early work by Otto Jespersen was originally published in the early 20th century and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Efficiency in Linguistic Change' is an informative work on linguistics and includes chapters on 'Sound-Laws', 'Semantics', 'Glottic', and much more. Otto Jespersen was born in Randers, Denmark on 16th July 1869. He worked as an academic at Copenhagen University and rose to the position of professor of English, a post he held from 1893...

"Sproget. Barnet, kvinden, slægten", der udkom første gang i 1941, er en sammenlægning af sprogforsker Otto Jespersens to tidligere bøger; "Børnesprog" (1923) og "Sprogets udvikling og opståen" (1926) – begge med tilføjelser og opdateringer. Bogen handler om sprogudviklingen hos det lille barn og om sprogets oprindelse og udvikling generelt.Otto Jespersen, Jens Otto Harry Jespersen, (1860-1943) var en dansk sprogforsker. I perioden 1893-1925 var han professor i engelsk sprog og lit...