BREV TIL: Roman Jakobson FRA: Louis Hjelmslev (1946-05-19)

Roman Jakobson, 9 A

' ’ *"* 19 May, T?40« Professor Dr, Roman Jaxobson, Columbia University, i Dept, of Comparative Linguistics, New York 27, New-York. w-

Dear Roman, X am aending you at last the things I promised you: ray book »Omkring sprogteoriens grundlæggelse1 (of which, by the way, a French translation is forthcoming) and an offprint from the 'Cahiers Ferdinand da Sauasure'. 1 hog you to excuse that for technical reasons it has not been possible to sond them before. Thank you so much for your letter of April 2. I have in the mean .time been on a trip to Oslo, Stockholm, Uppsala, C-oteborg, and Lund, and have seen many Norwegian and Swedish friends and colleagues. My wife accompanied me to Oslo, We were very glad to see the both Sommerfelt!s in their old surroundings. also met Haugen, Vogt, Bsrgsland, Stang, Morgenstierne, Seip, and others; in Stockholm X saw Lots, who is coming to Denmark in September, and is probably going to the States later. Have you seen the new word by Bergaland: Refros-lappisk grammatiks, pub- listed recently by the Institut for sammenlignende kulturforsk- ning? It seems to be a most valuable structur&j. analysis, 1 have given orders to send you the publications of our Circle since the autumn of 42, but you must excuse if there is some delay, as our staff is for the time being considerably re- duced. The Acta are being continued independently of the Tra- va ux. We are looking forward with great interest to seeing "Word1, vhich has not yet arrived. 1 have sent your message to Helge Poulsen. 1 hope that

the address 1 ara Keeping is still correct. It has been, ira- possible for me to traee him, because so many of our mutual frianas are abroad now# Hamraerich, for instance, is in hoi- lana and Belgium, and j&Ll Fisoher-Jtfrgensen is in London. Kindest regards from both of us to your wife and your self. Yours ever,