Moscow Linguistic Circle
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The Moscow Linguistic Circle was an influential early 20th-century Russian scholarly group that helped pioneer structuralist and formalist approaches to language and literature.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
linguistic society
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research circle ⓘ scholarly group ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
1910s
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1920s ⓘ |
| aim |
application of formal methods to literary analysis
ⓘ
development of a scientific theory of language ⓘ |
| approach |
formalist approach to literature
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scientific study of poetic language ⓘ structuralist approach to language ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| field |
linguistics
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literary theory ⓘ philology ⓘ |
| focus |
formal analysis of language
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formal analysis of literature ⓘ morphology ⓘ phonology ⓘ poetics ⓘ semiotics ⓘ syntax ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
helped establish structuralism in Slavic studies
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major center of early 20th-century linguistic thought in Russia ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century literary theory
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Russian structuralism ⓘ Soviet linguistics ⓘ formal linguistics ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Moscow school of formalism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Russian ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Moscow ⓘ |
| movement |
Russian formalism
NERFINISHED
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structuralism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributions to Russian formalism
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influence on later structuralist schools ⓘ pioneering structuralist methods in Russian linguistics ⓘ |
| region |
Russian Empire
NERFINISHED
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Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Moscow Linguistic School
NERFINISHED
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Prague Linguistic Circle NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Formalist movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization |
academic circle
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intellectual society ⓘ |
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