Semantics, or the study of meaning, remained undeveloped, while phonetics made rapid progress and even came to occupy the central place in the scientific study of language.
Roman JakobsonRead
Bilingualism is for me the fundamental problem of linguistics.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Bilingualism highlights essential challenges in the study of language.
Roman Jakobson emphasizes the complexity and significance of bilingualism within the field of linguistics. He suggests that understanding how multiple languages interact and influence one another is crucial for a deeper comprehension of linguistic principles and structures.
Themes
BilingualismLinguisticsLanguageEducationCommunication
In practice
Example use cases
In a seminar on linguistics, you could quote this to emphasize the importance of multilingualism in understanding language structures.
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