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| Rask, Rasmus Christian |
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(räs´m s kr s´tyän räsk) (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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