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Jespersen
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English
Etymology
en da,no Jespersen.
Proper noun
en Danish,Norwegian.
en Richard Nordquist What Is Headlinese? w:ThoughtCo https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-headlinese-1690921 2021-05-29 Otto Jespersen, a language professor known for his expertise in syntax and language development, stated that headlinese is not really grammatical writing. https://web.archive.org/web/20211210084548/https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-headlinese-1690921
Derived terms
en Jespersenian
Danish
Etymology
Originally a patronymic from da Jesper -sen.
Pronunciation
da /ˈjɛsbərsən/ [ˈjɛsb̥ɐsn̩]
Proper noun
da proper noun
da patronymics