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Quote by Roman Jakobson

“Linguistic sounds, considered as external, physical phenomena have two aspects, the motor and the acoustic.”

Quote by Roman Jakobson

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Roman Jakobson, born on October 11, 1896 in Russia and died on July 18, 1982 in the United States, was one of the most outstanding linguists of the 20th century. He is renowned for his contributions to structuralism, transformational-generative grammar, and semiotics. more

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