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Roman Jakobson Quotes
For example, the opposition between acute and grave phonemes has the capacity to suggest an image of bright and dark, of pointed and rounded, of thin and thick, of light and heavy, etc.
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Scientist Quotes
Category:
Russian Scientist Quotes
Date of Birth:
October 11, 1896
Date of Death:
July 18, 1982
Nationality:
Russian
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