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.
-- Roman Jakobson
   
Roman Jakobson   Name:
Roman Jakobson
Type:
Scientist
Nationality:
Russian
Birth:
October 11, 1896
Death:
July 18, 1982
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