Volume II: Word and Language 1971. 25 x 16,5 cm. 752 pages.
Roman Jakobson's writings range over the entire field of general
linguistics, as well as embracing Slavic linguistics and literature
theory. Jakobson has had a tremendous influence on the development of
linguistic theory. He was a founder of and prime mover in the Prague
Linguistic Circle. On the basis of the new structuralist concepts, he
set forth bold theories of general linguistics and illustrated them
with brilliant demonstrations based on Slavic and other
languages. Taking a leading role in the elucidation of the structural
linguistic field of phonology, Jakobson used these insights to develop
new trends in historical phonology. Altogether, his linguistics
appears to incorporate the technical design of modern theoretical
concepts, but at the same time transcends purely formal modeling
through its interdisciplinary focus upon historical and poetic
matters. Jakobson was enormously successful in presenting innovative
theoretical insights and relating them to possible practical
applications. Specifically, his work on the general processes of
language acquisition and loss, on child language and aphasia, opened
up entirely new methods for linguists and doctors alike.
The series Selected Writings represents the whole range of Roman
Jakobson's fields of research.
Forthcoming titles in this series:
Volume III: Poetry of Grammar and Grammar of Poetry Edited and Foreword
by Stephen Rudy. 1981. 25
x 16,5 cm. xviii, 814 pages.
Volume IV: Slavic Epic Studies 1966. 25 x 16,5 cm. xii, 642 pages.
Volume V: On Verse, Its Masters and Explorers
Edited by Stephen Rudy and Martha Taylor.
1979. 25 x 16,5 cm. viii, 623 pages.
Volume VI: Early Slavic Paths and Crossroads
Ed. by Stephen Rudy.
Part 1: Comparative Slavic Studies. The Cyrillo-Methodian Tradition.
Part 2: Medieval Slavic Studies.
1985. 25 x 16,5 cm. xxxiv, 942 pages
Volume VII: Contributions to Comparative Mythology. Studies in
Linguistics and Philology, 1972-1982
Edited by Stephen Rudy and Linda R. Waugh.
Foreword by Linda R. Waugh
1985. 25 x 16,5 cm. xxiv, 405 pages.
Volume VIII: Major Works 1976-1980
Completion Vol. I
Edited by Stephen Rudy.
1988. 25 x 16,5 cm. xxiv, 685 pages. Figures.
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