Noun
United States linguist (born in Russia) noted for his description of the universals of phonology (1896-1982)
Source: WordNetMusical semiotics further Semiotician Roman Jakobson Music semiology ( semiotics ) is the study of signs as they pertain to music on a variety of levels. Source: Internet
Further reading * Roman Jakobson: Echoes of His Scholarship. Source: Internet
Most notably, Nikolay Trubetzkoy and Roman Jakobson headed the efforts of the Prague School in setting the course of phonological theory in the decades from 1940. Source: Internet
Polata Knigopisnaja: An Information Bulletin Devoted to the Study of Early Slavic Books, Texts and Literatures, pg. 70 Roman Jakobson, P Weinrich. Source: Internet