Quote by: Roman Jakobson

For example, the opposition between acute and grave phonemes has the capacity to suggest an image of bright and dark, of pointed and rounded, of thin and thick, of light and heavy, etc.


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  • NameRoman Jakobson
  • Descriptionczech
  • BornOctober 23, 1896
  • DiedJuly 18, 1982
  • CountryRussia; United States Of America
  • ProfessionLinguist; Philosopher; Educationist
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship; Order Of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk