Hans Basbøll (; born 12 July 1943) is a Danish
linguist and professor of
Nordic languages at the
University of Southern Denmark since 1975, member of ''
Det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab
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'' since 1991 and member of ''
Dansk Sprognævn'', the official regulatory body of
Danish
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* Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark
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, in 1991–97.
Basbøll has written much on various aspects of Danish, which includes ''The Phonology of Danish'' (2005), one of the most complete and authoritative sources on modern
Danish phonology, and is currently working at the Center for Child Language (''Center for Børnesprog'') at the
University of Southern Denmark in
Odense. A ''
Festschrift'' honouring Basbøll was published in 2003.
References
1943 births
Linguists from Denmark
Living people
University of Southern Denmark faculty
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