Quote by: Roman Jakobson

Semantics, or the study of meaning, remained undeveloped, while phonetics made rapid progress and even came to occupy the central place in the scientific study of language.


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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