“The twofold character of language is its capacity for combination and selection.”

Roman Jakobson

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About Roman Jakobson

Linguist Russian-American

Roman Jakobson was a pioneering Russian-American linguist and literary theorist who became one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century. He was a prominent figure in the Prague School of linguistics and is...

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