Paul Diderichsen

Paul Henrik Krag Diderichsen ( born August 16, 1905 in Copenhagen, † October 9, 1964 ) was a Danish linguist.

Life

Diderichsen studied Nordic Philology, an apostle of the Prague School, together with Viggo Brondal and Louis Hjelmslev member of the Linguistic Circle of Copenhagen University and received his doctorate in 1941 with the essay Sætningsbygningen i Skaanske Lov ( sentence structure in the Scanian Law). 1930-41 he was editor of the multivolume Ordbog over det danske Sprog. From 1937 lecturer for neudänische grammar at the University of Copenhagen, he was appointed associate professor in 1949 ibid for Danish language. His main field of activity was Danish linguistics - first historical, then contemporary language - in later years, history of science (eg via Rasmus Rask ) and Danish prose style and history.

Diderichsen 1949 was co-founder of the Nordic Summer University and its director 1950-52 and 1955-59, 1961 President of the Danish Language Council ( Dansk Sprognævn ), 1959 Member of the Society of Sciences ( Videnskabernes Selskab ) and 1962 member of the Danish Academy (Det Danske Akademi ). Was Diderichsen by the Danish King Frederik IX. appointed a Knight of the Dannebrogordens.

Sentence schema or field schema

Was Diderichsens most important contribution to linguistics be set or box scheme ( sætningsskema or feltskema ), which can describe both the medieval as the modern Scandinavian languages ​​, the syntax and the place in Scandinavia and beyond to the present day application ( the first time in Elementær dansk grammar of 1946, later refined several times ). Could even show that the field schema can also be used for literary purposes Diderichsen.

After this field schema can be a main clause in an apron, a middle and an end panel members. The Central and the final field know each subdivision verb - noun - adverb ( ial ), the finite verb in the midfield and infinitely in the final field as well as the noun in the middle of the subject and in the final field is the object: Advance | | finite verb | subject | adverb A | | Infinites Verb | Object | adverb B

A subordinate clause has the full sequence: Satzeinleiter | | subject | adverb A | finite verb | | Infinites Verb | Object | adverb B

The individual fields may or may not be occupied. The box scheme thus enables the description of sentence structure flexibility by short sentences can be described as variants of long sentences. Examples see the articles that relate to Scandinavian languages ​​, such as Danish language # sentence structure (syntax) and Norwegian Language # set position.

Publications

• Prolegomena til en dansk metodisk syntax (1935 )
• Fragmenter af gammeldanske Haandskrifter (1937 )
• Problems of the old Danish orthography (1938 )
• Om Pronominerne sig og sin ( 1939)
• Sætningsbygningen i Skaanske Lov (1941 )
• Elementær dansk grammar (1946 ), numerous editions, English translation under the title Essentials of Danish Grammar
• Humanistisk Videnskab (1947 )
• Europæisk Universitet i Alperne (1948 )
• Videnskab above livssyn (1952 )
• Semantiske Problemer i logic og lingvistik (1954 )
• The Importance of Distribution versus Other Criteria in Linguistic Analysis (1957 )
• Rasmus Rask above the grammatiske tradition (1960), German translation under the title Rasmus Rask and the grammatical tradition: A study of the turning point in the history of language
• Modersmål above grammar (1962 )
• Sproget? Virkeligheden? Fantasies? (1964)
• Det danske sprogs udforskning i det 20 århundrede (1965 )
• Helhed above structure. Udvalgte sprogvidenskabelige afhandlinger (1966 ), German translation under the title wholeness and Structure: Selected linguistic treatises
• Sprogsyn (1968)
• Dansk prose history (unfinished)
• Numerous word article in Ordbog over det danske Sprog (1930-1949)