{"product_id":"the-sound-shape-of-language-hardcover","title":"The Sound Shape of Language - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRoman Jakobson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLinda R. Waugh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMartha Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReading this volume transported me back to Harvard and MIT lecture halls of the 1960s, where weekly Roman Jakobson would spellbind his audience (this reviewer included), developing his vision of language through impassioned exposition, deft and devastating allusions to critical literature, anecdotes with the force of parables, metaphors of mythic imagery, and above all else overriding verbal artistry: truly in his own phrase, 'In the poetry of grammar'. The Sound Shape of Language, his collaboration with Linda R. Waugh, a scholar who has devoted considerable attention to an exposition and elaboration of Jakobsonian views, fortunately has preserved in print the authoritative lectorial voice. Michael Silverstein in Journal of Communication\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 349\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.78 x 9.04 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 29, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51794683986208,"sku":"9783110172850","price":56.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/dacfc12d276bf86c271586074d21fad0.webp?v=1780730901","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-sound-shape-of-language-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}