Closing Statement: Linguistics and Poetics
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"Closing Statement: Linguistics and Poetics" is a seminal essay by Roman Jakobson that outlines a structuralist framework for analyzing the poetic function of language and its role within communication.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Closing Statement: Linguistics and Poetics canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5540260 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Closing Statement: Linguistics and Poetics Context triple: [Roman Jakobson, notableWork, Closing Statement: Linguistics and Poetics]
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A.
The Status of Linguistics as a Science
The Status of Linguistics as a Science is a seminal 1929 essay by Edward Sapir that argues for linguistics as a rigorous, autonomous scientific discipline and explores its methods and scope.
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B.
Poetry, Language, Thought
"Poetry, Language, Thought" is a collection of influential essays by Martin Heidegger that explores the philosophical nature of language, art, and poetic thinking.
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essay "The Problem of Meaning in Linguistics"
"The Problem of Meaning in Linguistics" is a philosophical essay by Willard Van Orman Quine that critically examines how meaning is treated in linguistic theory and challenges traditional notions of semantic analysis.
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D.
Methods in Structural Linguistics
Methods in Structural Linguistics is a foundational 1951 work in linguistics that systematically develops the principles and procedures of structural (distributional) analysis of language.
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E.
Papers in Structural and Transformational Linguistics
Papers in Structural and Transformational Linguistics is a collected volume of influential articles by linguist Zellig Harris that helped shape the development of structural and early transformational approaches to language analysis.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Closing Statement: Linguistics and Poetics Target entity description: "Closing Statement: Linguistics and Poetics" is a seminal essay by Roman Jakobson that outlines a structuralist framework for analyzing the poetic function of language and its role within communication.
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A.
The Status of Linguistics as a Science
The Status of Linguistics as a Science is a seminal 1929 essay by Edward Sapir that argues for linguistics as a rigorous, autonomous scientific discipline and explores its methods and scope.
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B.
Poetry, Language, Thought
"Poetry, Language, Thought" is a collection of influential essays by Martin Heidegger that explores the philosophical nature of language, art, and poetic thinking.
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C.
essay "The Problem of Meaning in Linguistics"
"The Problem of Meaning in Linguistics" is a philosophical essay by Willard Van Orman Quine that critically examines how meaning is treated in linguistic theory and challenges traditional notions of semantic analysis.
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D.
Methods in Structural Linguistics
Methods in Structural Linguistics is a foundational 1951 work in linguistics that systematically develops the principles and procedures of structural (distributional) analysis of language.
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E.
Papers in Structural and Transformational Linguistics
Papers in Structural and Transformational Linguistics is a collected volume of influential articles by linguist Zellig Harris that helped shape the development of structural and early transformational approaches to language analysis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essay
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linguistics essay ⓘ literary theory essay ⓘ |
| argues |
poetic function can dominate in non-literary discourse
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poetics is a part of linguistics ⓘ |
| author | Roman Jakobson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsToWorkOf | Prague Linguistic Circle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defines |
poetic function
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six functions of language ⓘ |
| describedAs |
foundational text for the study of poetic language
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seminal essay in structuralist poetics ⓘ |
| distinguishes | poetic function from other language functions ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
message for its own sake
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self-referential nature of poetic language ⓘ |
| field |
linguistics
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literary theory ⓘ poetics ⓘ structuralism ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
axis of combination
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axis of selection ⓘ parallelism in poetry ⓘ selection and combination in language ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| influenced | poetic theory in the 20th century ⓘ |
| influencedField |
communication theory
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literary criticism ⓘ semiotics of literature ⓘ structuralist poetics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
communication model
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functions of language ⓘ poetic function of language ⓘ relationship between linguistics and poetics ⓘ structural analysis of poetry ⓘ |
| proposes | model of verbal communication ⓘ |
| relatesConcept |
addressee
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addresser ⓘ code ⓘ conative function ⓘ contact ⓘ context ⓘ emotive function ⓘ message ⓘ metalingual function ⓘ phatic function ⓘ poetic function ⓘ referential function ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework | structuralism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Closing Statement: Linguistics and Poetics Description of subject: "Closing Statement: Linguistics and Poetics" is a seminal essay by Roman Jakobson that outlines a structuralist framework for analyzing the poetic function of language and its role within communication.
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