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Jakobsonian

US/jɑkəbˈsoʊniən/

Jakobsonian adjective: of or relating to Roman Jakobson (Russian: Рома́н Якобсо́н; 1896–1982), Russian–American linguist and literary theorist, and pioneer of the structural analysis of language.

Adjective

Jakobsonian (comparative more Jakobsonian, superlative most Jakobsonian)

  1. Of or relating to Roman Jakobson (Russian: Рома́н Якобсо́н; 1896–1982), Russian–American linguist and literary theorist, and pioneer of the structural analysis of language.

Forms of Jakobsonian

comparativemore Jakobsonian
superlativemost Jakobsonian

Origin of Jakobsonian

From Jakobson + -ian.

Questions about Jakobsonian

What does Jakobsonian mean?
Jakobsonian means of or relating to Roman Jakobson (Russian: Рома́н Якобсо́н; 1896–1982), Russian–American linguist and literary theorist, and pioneer of the structural analysis of language.
What part of speech is Jakobsonian?
Jakobsonian is an adjective.
How do you pronounce Jakobsonian?
Jakobsonian is pronounced /jɑkəbˈsoʊniən/ (US).

Words near Jakobsonian in the dictionary

  1. Jakkamma
  2. jako
  3. Jakob
  4. jakobid
  5. jakobids
  6. Jakobsonian
  7. jakobssonite
  8. Jakobstad
  9. jakos
  10. Jakov
  11. Jakovlje

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