Uddrag fra BREV TIL: Roman Jakobson FRA: Louis Hjelmslev (1946-01-02)

if there is any need for a survey of Danish Linguistic Life in your periodical. My next papers have been promised for the next volume of the 1 Travaux» of our Cirkle; "but I shall certainly not forget to send you a paper for ’Word’ as sson as X can, though 1 cannot tell when that may be; I have so much worx to do that 1 cannot give any further promises. 1 have had letters from Sommerfelt and Vendryes, among o- thers. I have no direct news yet from Czechoslovakia butI have been informed that Hrozn^ and Trnka are all right. So is Yocadlo, although he has been in two German concentration camps; he has paid a visit to London, end is now in Mathesius*s chair. This involves, as far as I have understood, that Mathesius is still alive but has retired. Havnlnek has been in London too. Mrs. Martinet is here in Copenhagen with her eldest daughter. You know perhaps that Martinet was a prisoner of war in Germany; he is in Paris now and has taken up his activities (and published a book »La prononciation du fran^e.is actuel’, based on materials collected in the prison camp ); his nerves seem to have suffered a good deal, Senveniste is in Paris too; he aføWwas first in a camp in Northern Prance, but escaped to Lyon and from there to Switzerland; during the camp period 1 had some letters from him that were rather depressed; 1 have not heard from him since. Vendryes has been in prison twice but is all right. Marcel Cohen has been under ground and is all right, and seems to have taken an active part in the resistance movement, Maspero died in Bu- chenwalde. You may have been informed that van Ginneken died recently; 1 do not know any details about him. Most of this in- formation may have reached you in the mean time, but I thought I had better tell you what 1 know. There are no news about Kury- 1'owiez whatsoever; I still hope that he has not disappeared. I am very much looking forward to hearing from you again, and to seeing you some time in the future. What about your going to Norway, as Sommerfelt suggests in a letter to me? It would be nice to have you back in Scandinavia. Thank you so much for remembering our family. They all ask me to give you both their love. Best* wishes, and a very happy New Year from both of us. Yours ever, Kelge Poulsens address seems to be 62 Hjallesevej, Odense. 1 have heard nothing of him during the last five years, so 1 am sorry X cannot give you any details. - Holger Pedersen is all right; he has just now published a book »Lyxisch und Hittitisch*, in the »Meddelelser1 of-our Academy. He is almost 79 by now, but he is still at work, and his health is good.