Roman Jakobson: Quick Facts
Facts
| Also Known As | Roman Osipovich Jakobson |
|---|---|
| Born | October 11, 1896 • Moscow • Russia |
| Died | July 18, 1982 (aged 85) • Boston • Massachusetts |
| Notable Works | “Preliminaries to Speech Analysis” |
| Subjects Of Study | linguistics • phonology • structural linguistics • Slavic languages • distinctive feature analysis • language |
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