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Jakobson

Jakobson

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A Russian-American linguist who studied speech sounds and language patterns
  • proper noun
  • /ˈjɑːkəˌboʊn/
: Roman Jakobson
  • We appropriately acknowledge in this an influential presence of Jakobson's metalinguistic code, which in Onetti precedes and legitimizes the dominant poetic one.
  • Roman Jakobson
  • Jakobson's famous distinction
  • Jakobson's work

Examples

  • Thus, for Jakobson, the figure of metamorphosis accentuates the difference between a sign and its reference point.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Further evidence of this specific (meta) tropological standing of metamorphosis may be found in Jakobson's definitions of metaphor and metonymy.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Bradford, Richard. Roman Jakobson: Life, Language, Art. London: Routledge, 1994.

    Academic text (1995)

  • Though Jakobson surveys different types of verbal art, he does not include erotic narratives.

    Academic text (1996)

  • The fit among Jakobson, Pasternak, and Onetti is exact, if not breathtakingly so.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Perry believes that this problematization of metamorphosis as a trope is outlined in the work of Jakobson and de Man.

    Academic text (1996)

  • "The Typology of the Narrator: Point of View in Fiction." To Honor Roman Jakobson. 3 vols. The Hague: Mouton, 1967. 541-52.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Roman Jakobson is recognized for his groundbreaking theories in the field of phonology.

  • Many scholars follow the linguistic principles established by Jakobson during the 20th century.

  • In his study of language, Jakobson emphasized the importance of linguistic universals.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

The word Jakobson is a family name made from the name Jacob and the ending -son, which means 'son of Jacob'. So when you see Roman Jakobson, think of it as 'Jacob's son', a simple way to remember the name of the famous linguist.