Carl Borgstrøm

Carl Hjalmar Borgstrøm
Born 1909
Died 1986
Nationality Norwegian
Known for work in Scottish Gaelic linguistics
Scientific career
Fields linguistics, Celtic studies
Institutions University of Oslo

Carl Hjalmar Borgstrøm (1909 – 1986) was a Norwegian professor of Indo-European linguistics who made significant contributions to the scientific study of Scottish Gaelic and Irish.[1][2]

His key publications on Scottish Gaelic include:

  • (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap 8
  • (1940) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland. The dialects of the Outer Hebrides Oslo University Press
  • (1941) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland. The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire Oslo University Press

References

  1. ↑ "Carl Hjalmar Borgstrøm". Store Norske Lekiskon (in Norwegian). 6 December 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  2. ↑ "Irish Researchers and Writers". University of Duisburg. Retrieved 15 April 2012.



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