The Sound Shape of Language
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The Sound Shape of Language is a seminal linguistic study by Roman Jakobson (with Linda R. Waugh) that explores how the sound structure of language relates to meaning, form, and poetic function.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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scholarly work ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | literary theory ⓘ |
| author |
Linda R. Waugh
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Roman Jakobson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coAuthorRoleOf | Linda R. Waugh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contribution |
extension of Jakobson's functional approach to language
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integration of phonology and poetics ⓘ systematic account of how sound patterns contribute to meaning ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| fieldOfStudy |
linguistics
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poetic theory ⓘ structuralism ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
distinctive features
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phonological patterning in poetry ⓘ poetic function of language ⓘ relation between sound and form ⓘ relation between sound and meaning ⓘ sound structure of language ⓘ |
| hasPart |
analysis of poetic language
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case studies of literary texts ⓘ discussion of phoneme-grapheme relations ⓘ discussion of phonological oppositions ⓘ discussion of sound symbolism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Prague linguistic circle
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Roman Jakobson's theory of distinctive features ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
phonology
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poetics ⓘ relationship between sound and meaning ⓘ semiotics ⓘ sound symbolism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Jakobson's late work on sound and meaning
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linking phonological structure to poetic effect ⓘ |
| primaryAuthorRoleOf | Roman Jakobson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Indiana University Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework |
Jakobsonian phonology
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structural linguistics ⓘ |
| usedIn |
advanced courses in phonology
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courses in poetics ⓘ courses in stylistics ⓘ |
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