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Definition of Jakobson

1. Noun. United States linguist (born in Russia) noted for his description of the universals of phonology (1896-1982).

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Literary usage of Jakobson

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Housing Finance in Transition Economies by Takahiro Yasui, Centre for Co-operation with Non-members (2002)
"THE HOUSING SECTOR IN ESTONIA Macroeconomic developments by- Igor Jakobson* Estonia is a small country with the population of 1.44 million. ..."

2. Estonia and the Estonians by Toivo U. Raun (2001)
"In contrast to the moderates, Jakobson rejected Baltic German dominance, ... Against the entrenched position of the Baltic Germans, Jakobson sought the aid ..."

3. Useful Knowledge: The American Philosophical Society Millennium Program by Alexander G. Bearn, American Philosophical Society (1999)
"For semiotics and language, see Roman Jakobson and Morris Halle, Fundamentals of Language, 's-Graven- hage: Mouton, 1956; R. Jakobson, Main Trends in the ..."

4. United States Reports: Cases Adjudged in the Supreme Court by United States Supreme Court (1898)
"Mr. RA Parker and Mr. CF Burton opposing. No. 413. SPRINGER v. Jakobson. Fifth Circuit. Granted October 17, 1898. Mr. Richard DeGray for petitioner. No. ..."

5. International Catalogue of Scientific Literature by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1906)
"Jakobson, GG Einige ... Jakobson, GO Einige zoologische Beobachtungen in Turkestan im Frühlinge 1903. (Russ. ..."

6. From Latin to Spanish by Paul M. Lloyd (1987)
"An early paper of Roman Jakobson (published in 1928) was the first to speak of teleology in terms only of the pressure of the phonological system on sound ..."

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