Roman Jakobson was known for theory of ____.
Functional Features
Contextual Features
Distinctive Features
Relational Features
Answer
Roman Jakobson was a Russian-born linguist who is best known for his theory of distinctive features. This theory states that all speech sounds can be described in terms of a small set of binary oppositions, such as voiced/voiceless, nasal/oral, and high/low. Jakobson's theory has been influential in the development of phonology, the study of speech sounds.
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