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Jakobson

American  
[yah-kuhb-suhn] / ˈyɑ 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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Manson saw Wilson, Jakobson and Melcher as his tickets to fame and fortune.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 28, 2019

“In no country is there such a profound rift between business community and security,” said Linda Jakobson, founding director of China Matters, a nonprofit policy group based in Sydney.

From New York Times • May 20, 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 Nadin, Mihai

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