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Jakobson

American

[yah-kuhb-suhn] / ˈjɑ kəb sən /

noun

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

Jakobson British

/ ˈjɑːkəbsən /

noun

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

“Her instincts led her to where she stayed,” Ms. Jakobson said.

From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 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 definitive study on “mama and papa” as universal terms was conducted by Russian linguist Roman Jakobson.

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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