Progress in Language with special reference to English

Part of the Otto Jespersen collected English Writings Collection, originally published in 1894, this volume is to a certain extent an English translation of Jespersens’ ‘Studier over Engelske Kasus, nted en Indledning: Freniskridt i Sproget’, which was to the University of Copenhagen in February, 1891 on the development of English Language, but with some notable revisions when translated to English. I. Introduction, II. Ancient and Modern Languages, III. Primitive Grammar, IV. The History of Chinese and of Word-Order, V. The Development of Language, VI. English Case-Systems, Old and Modern, VII. Case-Shiftings in the Pronouns, VIII. Th e English Group Genitive, Appendix. Bill Stumps his Mark, IX. Origin of Language, I. Method, II. Sounds, III. Grammar, IV. Vocabulary, V. Conclusion