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Roman Osipovich Jakobson (Russian: Рома́н О́сипович Якобсо́н, IPA: [rɐˈman ˈosʲɪpəvʲɪt͡ɕ (j)ɪkɐpˈson]; 11 October [O.S. 29 September] 1896 – 18 July 1982) was a Russian-American linguist and literary theorist.
Roman Jakobson (born Oct. 11 [Sept. 29, Old Style], 1896, Moscow, Russia—died July 18, 1982, Boston, Mass., U.S.) was a Russian born American linguist and Slavic-language scholar, a principal founder of the European movement in structural linguistics known as the Prague school.
Roman Osipovich Jakobson (October 11, 1896 - July 18, 1982) was a Russian thinker who became one of the most influential linguists of the twentieth century by pioneering the development of structural analysis of language, poetry, and art. Jakobson was one of the most important intellectuals in the humanities during the twentieth century.
Roman Osipovich Jakobson (1896–1982) famously characterized himself as a “Russian philologist. Period.” He arranged for his gravestone to be engraved simply with the words “Roman Jakobson—RUSSKIJ FILOLOG.” Jakobson’s Russianness, and his love of language and literature, are beyond dispute.
Roman Jakobson. (1896—1982) Russian-born American linguist. Quick Reference. Best known for his contributions to phonology, Jakobson was born on 11 October 1896 in Moscow, and died in Boston on 18 July 1982. It was in Moscow that he ... From: Jakobson, Roman in International Encyclopedia of Linguistics »
Roman O. Jakobson (Роман Осипович Якобсон, 1896-1982) was a linguist, formalist, and literary theorist. Contents. His work helped to define modern linguistics and gain its recognition as an independent science.
Roman Jakobson defined six functions of language (or communication functions), according to which an effective act of verbal communication can be described. Each of the functions has an associated factor.
