Jespersen, Otto
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22370802 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James Stanlaw (0000-0002-1185-4197, Illinois State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Pages | 1-3 |
| Publication date | 2020-11-09 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The International Encyclopedia of Linguistic Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781118786093.iela0493 |
| OpenAlex | W4231086592 |
| ISBN | 9781118786093 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
The Danish linguist Otto Jespersen (1860–1943) was one of the most influential language scholars in both Europe and America before World War II. His range of interests was truly catholic, covering everything from philology to sociolinguistics. Among language‐and‐gender scholars, however, he is most well known today for his provocative chapter on “The Woman,” in his widely popular book Language , which continues to incite controversy and argument
Art · Danish · Feminism · Linguistics · Literature · Philology · Sociolinguistics · Sociology · Classics · Gender Studies · Historical Linguistics and Language Studies · History · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |