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Roman Jakobson was a pivotal figure in adapting structural analysis to which disciplines?

  • Philosophy, Anthropology, Literary theory

  • Philosophy, Histology, Literature

  • Sociology, Philosophy, Literature

  • Sociology, Anthropology, Literature

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Roman Jakobson was a pivotal figure in adapting structural analysis to the disciplines of philosophy, anthropology, and literary theory. He believed that language was a system of signs that could be analyzed in a similar way to how other systems, such as mathematics or music, could be analyzed. This approach to language has been influential in a number of fields, including linguistics, psychology, and literary criticism.
The Linguistic Expedition: Unearthing Roman Jakobson's Legacy

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