Associations to the word «Jakobson»

Dictionary definition

JAKOBSON, noun. United States linguist (born in Russia) noted for his description of the universals of phonology (1896-1982).

Wise words

Words to me were magic. You could say a word and it could conjure up all kinds of images or feelings or a chilly sensation or whatever. It was amazing to me that words had this power.
Amy Tan