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Rasmus Christian Rask, Language And Linguistics, Biographies
Related Category: Language And Linguistics, Biographies
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Rasmus Christian Rask[rAs´moos kris´tyAn rAsk] Pronunciation Key, 17871832, Danish philologist. Rask was a major linguistic pioneer. He published one of the first usable Anglo-Saxon and Icelandic grammars (translated into English). Rask also produced much valuable work on the relationship of the Indo-European languages.
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