Nils-Lennart Johannesson
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| Nils-Lennart Johannesson | |
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| Biographical information | |
| Born | 2 February 1948[1] |
| Died | June 8 2019[1] |
| Education | Stockholm University Yale University |
| Occupation | Professor |
Nils-Lennart Johannesson (1948 - 2019) was Professor of English Linguistics at Stockholm University, teaching courses on English syntax, the history of the English language, and Old and Middle English.[2] He was a member of the board of directors of Arda-sällskapet (the Arda Society), and published several articles about J.R.R. Tolkien's works.[3]
Bibliography, selected[edit | edit source]
Articles[edit | edit source]
- 1997: News from the Shire and Beyond - Studies on Tolkien
- "The Speech of the Individual and of the Community in The Lord of the Rings"
- 1994: Nonstandard Varieties of Language. Papers from the Stockholm Symposium, 9–11 April, 1991. Edited by Gunnel Melchers and Nils-Lennart Johannesson. Stockholm Studies in English 84. Stockholm: Almqvist and Wiksell International.
- "Subcreating a Stratified Community: On J.R.R. Tolkien's Use of Non-standard Forms in The Lord of the Rings".
- 1992: Arda 1987, Vol. VII
- "Studies in Tolkien's Language"
- 1988: Arda 1984/1985, Vols. IV & V
- "Sure as Shiretalk - On Linguistic Variation in Hobbit Speech (Part One)"
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Johannesson, Nils-Lennart Georg", SvenskaGravar (Swedish Graves) (accessed 24 March 2024)
- ↑ Andrew Thomas Cooper, "Nils-Lennart Johannesson", Department of English, Stockholm University (accessed 31 December 2011)
- ↑ List of contributors, in Arda 1987 (Vol. VII), p. xv
