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Jens Otto Harry Jespersen

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Jens Otto Harry Jespersen was a Danish linguist and language philosopher. He made significant contributions to the field of phonetics and the theory of grammar. Jespersen's work on the phonetic aspects of language helped advance the study of speech sounds and their production. His work on grammar and syntax also had a profound influence on linguistics, particularly in the analysis of sentence structure and word order.

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1. Jens Otto Harry Jespersen's book, "Phonetics: A Linguistic Theory," is considered a seminal work in the field.
2. As a linguist, Jespersen conducted extensive research on the sound system of various languages.
3. One of Jespersen's theories proposed that language change is primarily driven by simplification processes.
4. His analysis of sentence structure revealed interesting patterns in the placement of subjects and objects.
5. Jespersen's ideas greatly influenced subsequent generations of linguists and language scholars.

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