Jakobson

[ yah-kuhb-suhn ]

noun

1. Ro·man [roh, -mahn, -m, uh, n], 1896–1982, U.S. linguist and scholar, born in Russia.

Jakobson

/ ˈjɑːkəbsən /

noun

1. JakobsonRoman (Osipovič)18961982MUSRussianLANGUAGE: linguist Roman ( Osipovič ). 1896–1982, US linguist, born in Russia. His publications include Children's Speech (1941) and Fundamentals of Language (1956)

Example Sentences

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

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