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Jakobson

American  
[yah-kuhb-suhn] / ˈjɑ kəb sən /

noun

  1. Roman 1896–1982, U.S. linguist and scholar, born in Russia.


Jakobson British  
/ ˈjɑːkəbsən /

noun

  1. Roman ( Osipovič ). 1896–1982, US linguist, born in Russia. His publications include Children's Speech (1941) and Fundamentals of Language (1956)

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“It’s in the interests of both Washington and Beijing to now find a way to ease tensions,” Ms. Jakobson said.

From New York Times Jul. 9, 2022

Jakobson says he could strum his guitar and make up a song on the spot about the flies that happened to land on his arm.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2019

The pioneering structuralist Roman Jakobson had famously promulgated six functions to language, but he hinted at the possible existence of a seventh, one in which words acquired the persuasive force of incantations or magic spells.

From Washington Post Aug. 22, 2017

The Jakobson study predates the feminist movement, and doesn’t touch much on the role of men as primary care givers.

From Salon May 13, 2013

Jakobson refused to ascertain any "private property" in the praxis of language.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Mihai Nadin

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