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Correspondence of Professor Thorkelin, Keeper of the Records, Copenhagen.3 vols.
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Page 4 of 7. Grímur Jónsson Thorkelin, an Antiquarian in search of Dutch works in the UK, was in the British Isles and Ireland around the time that John Jamieson was finishing university at the University of Glasgow and at a time when the merit of the Scots language was under attack. Conversations between Thorkelin and Jamieson made a large impact on Jamieson’s later decision to compile the Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language, particularly regarding the suggestion that Scots was not ‘bad English’ but rather a variation of Old Norse. This idea motivated Jamieson to immerse himself in efforts to conserve the language. This particular letter seems to be a reply to Thorkelin regarding a manuscript he was working on. Jamieson kindly critiqued and edited it. The nature of the relationship between the two men is shown through Jamieson's constructive criticism and offered advice that remains flexible, given that he always allows for the possibilty that he has misunderstood Thorkelin's intended meanings.
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Page 4 of 7. Grímur Jónsson Thorkelin, an Antiquarian in search of Dutch works in the UK, was in the British Isles and Ireland around the time that John Jamieson was finishing university at the University of Glasgow and at a time when the merit of the Scots language was under attack. Conversations between Thorkelin and Jamieson made a large impact on Jamieson’s later decision to compile the Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language, particularly regarding the suggestion that Scots was not ‘bad English’ but rather a variation of Old Norse. This idea motivated Jamieson to immerse himself in efforts to conserve the language. This particular letter seems to be a reply to Thorkelin regarding a manuscript he was working on. Jamieson kindly critiqued and edited it. The nature of the relationship between the two men is shown through Jamieson's constructive criticism and offered advice that remains flexible, given that he always allows for the possibilty that he has misunderstood Thorkelin's intended meanings.
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