Carl Borgstrøm
Carl Borgstrøm | |
|---|---|
 Borgstrøm, 1953 | |
| Born | 12 October 1909 Kristiania, Norway |
| Died | 14 September 1986 (aged 76) Oslo, Norway |
| Known for | Contributions to Scottish Gaelic linguistics |
| Father | Hjalmar Borgstrøm |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Linguistics, Celtic studies |
| Institutions | University of Oslo |
Carl Hjalmar Borgstrøm (12 October 1909 – 14 September 1986) was a Norwegian professor of Indo-European linguistics who made significant contributions to the scientific study of Scottish Gaelic and Irish.[1][2] He was the son of the composer Hjalmar Borgstrøm.[1]
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
- ^ a b "Carl Hjalmar Borgstrøm". Store Norske Lekiskon (in Norwegian). 6 December 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ^ "Irish Researchers and Writers". University of Duisburg. Archived from the original on 2012-01-27. Retrieved 15 April 2012.