Roman Jakobson
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Roman Osipovich Jakobson, (Russian, Роман Осипович Якобсон), (October 11, 1896 – July 18, 1982) was a Russian linguist and literary critic, associated with the Formalist school. He became one of the most influential linguists of the 20th century by pioneering the development of structural analysis of language, poetry, and art.
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