Roman Jakobson's writings range over the entire field of general
linguistics, as well as embracing Slavic linguistics and literature
theory. Jakobson has had a tremenduous influence on the development
of linguistic theory. He was a founder of and prime mover in the
Prague Linguistic Circle. On the basis of the new structuralist
concepts, he set forth bold theories of general linguistics and
illustrated them with brilliant demonstrations based on Slavic and
other languages. Taking a leading role in the elucidation of the
structural linguistic field of phonology, Jakobson used these
insights to develop new trends in historical phonology. Altogether,
his linguistics appears to incorporate the technical design of
modern theoretical concepts, but at the same time transcends purely
formal modeling through its interdisciplinary focus upon historical
and poetic matters. Jakobson was enormously successful in
presenting innovative theoretical insights and relating them to
possible practical applications. Specifically, his work on the
general processes of language acquisition and loss, on child
language and aphasia, opened up entirely new methods for linguists
and doctors alike. The series Selected Writings represents the
whole range of Roman Jakobson's field of research.
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