Hans Christian Andersen

Yes, it is interesting how many famous linguists have been Danish, e.g., Rasmus Rask (one of the first Indo-Europeanists), Karl Verner (of Verner's Law fame, second only to Grimm's Law), Otto Jespersen (not the present-day comedian), Louis Hjelmslev (of Glossematics fame), and Holger Pedersen (who wrote a great History of 19th century linguistics). Jespersen wrote one of the finest historical grammars of Modern English in 7 volumes (still in print). Another great English grammarian is the Dutch linguist, Hendrik Poutsma, A grammar of late modern English. While, I, like many others, enjoyed the tale of The Emperor's New CLothing, I have always liked The Tinder Box better.

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