The task is to investigate speech sounds in relation to the meanings with which they are invested, i.e., sounds viewed as signifiers, and above all to throw light on the structure of the relation between sounds and meaning.
-- Roman Jakobson
   
Roman Jakobson   Name:
Roman Jakobson
Type:
Scientist
Nationality:
Russian
Birth:
October 11, 1896
Death:
July 18, 1982
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