Linguistics and Poetics
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Linguistics and Poetics is a seminal essay by Roman Jakobson that applies structuralist linguistic theory to the analysis of poetic language and literary texts.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Linguistics and Poetics canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
essay
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literary theory essay ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
humanities
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philology ⓘ |
| analyzes |
literary language
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poetic texts ⓘ |
| appliesTheory | structuralist linguistic theory ⓘ |
| arguesThat |
linguistic analysis is essential for understanding poetry
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poetry foregrounds the poetic function of language ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | Prague structuralism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Roman Jakobson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | seminal text in structuralist poetics ⓘ |
| circulatedIn | 20th-century literary theory ⓘ |
| defines | poetic function as focus on the message for its own sake ⓘ |
| discusses |
axis of combination
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axis of selection ⓘ |
| field |
linguistics
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literary studies ⓘ poetics ⓘ |
| focusesOn | functions of language ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century poetics
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semiotic approaches to literature ⓘ structuralist literary criticism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Ferdinand de Saussure
NERFINISHED
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Prague Linguistic Circle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducesConcept | poetic function of language ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
metaphor and metonymy
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selection and combination in language ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
literary theory
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poetic language ⓘ poetics ⓘ semiotics ⓘ structural linguistics ⓘ |
| proposes | six functions of language ⓘ |
| relatesTo |
poetic structure
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rhetorical figures ⓘ |
| status | influential essay in modern poetics ⓘ |
| theoreticalApproach | structuralism ⓘ |
| usedIn |
linguistics education
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literary theory curricula ⓘ |
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