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‎"Théorie de la littérature - Textes des Formalistes russes réunis, présentés et traduits par Tzvetan Todorov, préface de Roman Jakobson (Formalisme en Russie) , (Vers une science de l'art poétique - 1. La théorie de la méthode formelle - L'art comme procédé - Du réalisme artistique - Des tâches de la stylistique - La notion de construction - De l'évolution littéraire - Le problème des études littéraires et linguistiques - 2.Rythme et syntaxe -Sur le vers - La construction de la nouvelle et du roman - Sur la théorie de la prose - Comment est fait ""Le manteau"" de Gogol - Les transformations des contes merveilleux - Thématique)"‎

‎Editions du Seuil , Tel Quel Malicorne sur Sarthe, 72, Pays de la Loire, France 1966 Book condition, Etat : Bon broché, sous couverture imprimée éditeur blanche, encadrée de marron sur le plat supérieur grand In-8 1 vol. - 317 pages‎

‎ 1ere édition, 1966 "Contents, Chapitres : Roman Jakobson : Vers une science de l'art poétique - Présentation (30 pages) - 1. B. Eikhenbaum : La théorie de la méthode formelle - V. Chklovski : L'art comme procédé - R. Jakobson : Du réalisme artistique - V.V. Vinogradov : Des tâches de la stylistique - J. Tynianov : La notion de construction - De l'évolution littéraire - J. Tynianov et R. Jakobson : Le problème des études littéraires et linguistiques - 2. O. Brik : Rythme et syntaxe - B. Tomachevski : Sur le vers - V. Chklovski : La construction de la nouvelle et du roman - B. Eikhenbaum : Sur la théorie de la prose - Comment est fait ""Le manteau"" de Gogol - V. Propp : Les transformations des contes merveilleux - B. Tomachevski : Thématique - Note bibliographique, sur les auteurs, index - Le terme formalisme russe désigne une école de linguistes et de théoriciens de la littérature qui, de 1914 à 1930, révolutionna le domaine de la critique littéraire en lui donnant un cadre et une méthode novatrice. On peut distinguer le groupe de Moscou mené par Roman Jakobson, et celui de Saint-Pétersbourg, l'OPOYAZ, conduit par Victor Chklovski. Les formalistes russes auront une influence considérable sur la sémiologie et la linguistique du XXe siècle, notamment par le biais du structuralisme. - Ce courant de critique littéraire se développe en Russie entre 1915 et 1930, mais ce mouvement n'a été découvert en France que vers 1960. Il commence par la création en 1915 du Cercle linguistique de Moscou pour « Promouvoir la linguistique et la poétique ». Il est aidé ensuite par la collaboration de l'OPOYAZ, qui aide les formalistes par l'apport des poètes futuristes comme Vladimir Maïakovski. La revue Poetica est publiée avec l'aide des formalistes par l'institut d'État d'histoire des arts. Le mot « formaliste » est d'abord une critique qui leur est adressée, mais dont ils se défendent, affirmant préférer « les qualités intrinsèques du matériau littéraire ». - Le formalisme naît en réaction contre une méthode de critique qui s'attachait à l'étude des symboles et d'éléments qui influencent l'uvre (l'histoire, la société...). Contre cette manière de faire, les formalistes proposent d'étudier la littérarité (« Ce qui fait d'une uvre une uvre littéraire », selon Jakobson). Ainsi les formalistes étudient en détail la structure des uvres, les personnages, la structure précise du vers. L'histoire littéraire est révisée à partir d'une dialectique proche du marxisme. (source : Wikipedia)" legeres petites taches sur le plat inférieur et la tranche supérieure (un peu plus sombres) n'affectant pas l'intérieur, sinon bon état, intérieur frais et propre, cela reste un bon exemplaire‎

‎Linguistique et communication‎

‎Robert Laffont et Grammont , Bibliothèque Laffont des Grands Thèmes, Livres GT Malicorne sur Sarthe, 72, Pays de la Loire, France 1975 Book condition, Etat : Très Bon relié, cartonnage éditeur illustré In-8 carré 1 vol. - 143 pages‎

‎très nombreuses illustrations, la plupart en couleurs 1ere édition Contents, Chapitres : 1. Communication et société : Entretien avec Roman Jakobson - La communication humaine - La sémantique - Phénomènes sémantiques - 2. Linguistique et communication : Entretien avec André Martinet - Les éléments linguistiques universels - Unités linguistiques et signification - Formation du lexique d'une langue - Changements sémantiques - Problèmes actuels et perspectives de la recherche linguistique - Bibliographie et vocabulaire ‎

‎ LANGAGE ENFANTIN ET APHASIE ‎

‎ 1969 Les Editions de Minuit, 1969. In-8 Broché. 185 pages. Absolument neuf ‎

‎Ray F3* ‎

‎ Problemes du language (Collection Diogene)‎

‎ Gallimard, Paris, 1966. parfait etat ‎

‎Ray H4* ‎

‎Langage enfantin et aphasie‎

‎Flammarion (Champs) (1980)‎

‎Broché, comme neuf.‎

‎Huit questions de poetique‎

‎Points 1977 poche. 1977. broché. 188 pages. Etat Correct d'usage‎

‎ESSAIS DE LINGUISTIQUE GENERALE‎

‎EDITIONS DE MINUIT. 1970. In-8. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 255 pages.. . . . Classification Dewey : 410-Linguistique‎

‎ Classification Dewey : 410-Linguistique‎

‎SIX LECONS SUR LE SON ET LE SENS‎

‎LES EDITIONS DE MINUIT. 1976. In-8. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 125 pages.. . . . Classification Dewey : 330-Economie‎

‎ Classification Dewey : 330-Economie‎

‎LANGAGE ENFANTIN ET APHASIE‎

‎LES EDITIONS DE MINUIT. 1969. In-8. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Coiffe en pied abîmée, Intérieur frais. 185 pages.. . . . Classification Dewey : 800-LITTERATURE (BELLES-LETTRES)‎

‎ Classification Dewey : 800-LITTERATURE (BELLES-LETTRES)‎

‎Essais de linguistique générale. 1- Les fondations du langage‎

‎Paris, Les Editions de Minuit. Arguments, 1974, Broché, 260 pages. Bon état. ‎

‎Essais de linguistique générale. I. Les fondations du langage‎

‎Paris, Editions de Minuit, 2003, Broché, 260 pages. Bon état. ‎

‎TEL QUEL, n° 38, été 1969. In-8, broché.‎

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‎Essais de linguistique generale, Tome 2 : Rapports internes et externes du langage‎

‎Les Editions de Minuit Arguments 1973‎

‎in8, broche, 1973, 318p, bon etat d'usage, dos et bords des plats de couverture un peu jaunis et salis, tranches un peu salies, petits chocs bas de la tranche laterale, interieur propre avec quelques photos en noir et blanc, petite inscription au stylo en premiere page blanche, Les Editions de Minuit, Coll. Arguments‎

‎Langage enfantin et aphasie ‎

‎FLAMMARION 1980. (Champs Flammarion Sciences). Pliure sur la couverture. Salissures sur la tranche. Intérieur légèrement jauni. ‎

‎Essais de linguistique générale **. Rapports internes et externes du langage. - [PRESENTATION-COPY FOR QUINE]‎

‎(Paris), Les Éditions de Minuit, (1973). 8vo. Original printed wrappers. Minor soiling to front wrapper, otherwise a very nice and clean copy. 317, (3) pp.‎

‎First edition of one of Jakobson's late works, in which he summarizes many of his fundamental theories and makes them accessible. The work is inscribed ""To Van from Roman"" and bears the ownership signature of ""W.V. Quine"" to the half-title. As such, the present copy constitutes a magnificent link between two of the greatest theoreticians of language of the 20th century, on the one hand Roman Jakobson, the pioneer of the structural analysis of language and the linguist who most profoundly altered the field in the 20th century, and Willard Orman Van Quine, the great philosopher of logic and language, who altered the way that all Anglo-American philosophy of language and logic is conducted. Roman Osipovich Jakobson (1896 - 1982) was a famous Russian linguist and literary critic, who became one of the most influential linguists of the 20th century. He is probably most famous as the pioneer of structural analysis of language and as the co-founder of structuralism.Jakobson was born into a Russian Jewish family. Early on, he showed a great interest in the theory of language, and already as a student he became a leading figure of the Moscow Linguistic Circle. He was very much influenced by Husserl's phenomenology and the work of Saussure, and he developed a deep interest in the question of how language, the human speech, functions and is possible.Due to political troubles in Russia, in 1920 Jakobsen moved to Prague, where he was to become even more influential. He here, in 1926, co-founded the Prague School of linguistic theory, together with the Copenhagen School, the most influential school of linguistics of its time and of decades to come. When the Second World War broke out, Jakobson moved to Scandinavia, where he met the Copenhagen School of linguistics and its main figure, Louis Hjelmslev. Later he fled to America, where he met Quine, Claude Lévi-Strauss, Bloomfeld and many other important thinkers within the field of language theory. There is no doubt that many of the thinkers that he met here, including Quine, were greatly influenced by the seminal thoughts of the man who had altered all linguistic thought and research. Jakobson's structuralist theories of language differentiate much from other parts of the structuralist movement in that he constantly bases them on knowledge from other sciences, from mathematics, philosophy, psychology etc., and as such, Jakobson's theories are among the most influential and wide-ranging in the history of linguistics, as they come to also affect and profoundly influence several other scientific fields.‎

‎Remarques sur l'évolution phonologique du russe comparée à celle des autres langues slaves. - [PRESENTATION-COPY]‎

‎Prague, Jednota Ceskoslovenskych Matematiku a Fysiku, 1929. 8vo. Uncut and unopened in the original printed wrappers. A bit of minor chipping and bending to extremities. A very nice copy. 118, (2, -blank) pp.‎

‎The rare first edition of one of the most important early works by the pioneer of the structural analysis of language and one of the most influential linguists of the 20th century, with presentation-inscription for one of the leading French linguists of the period: ""A Mr J. Vendryes, homage respectueux del'auteur"" on the title-page. The work constitutes the starting point of a new approach in linguistics and phonology.The work was published as No. 2 of the foundational ""Travaux du Cercle Linguistique de Prague"", the publication from the seminal Prague School of Linguistics, of which Jakobsen was a founder. The Prague School held its first international conference, of Slavic linguists, in 1929. Here Jakobson presented his research on the phonological evolution of Russian and other Slavic languages, which had led him to conclude that there was a correlation between the description of sound systems and the explanation of their evolution. ""He identified the phoneme as the minimal unit of language capable of discriminating word meanings and viewed the phoneme as an indivisible atom. These advances constituted the starting point of a new approach in linguistics and phonology, according to which each language is distinguished from all others by its phonemic system, that is, by the inclusion or omission of particular phonemes available to human speech."" (American National Biography). The work is fundamental for Jakobson's development of a universal structural-functional theory of phonology, which was the first successful theory of its kind in accordance with Saussurean hypotheses. The concept of the phoneme that Jakobson had reached became a fundamental element of linguistic theory and came to greatly affect scientific descriptions and analyses of language. Roman Osipovich Jakobson (1896 - 1982) was a famous Russian linguist and literary critic, who became one of the most influential linguists of the 20th century. He is probably most famous as the pioneer of structural analysis of language and as the co-founder of structuralism.Jakobson was born into a Russian Jewish family. Early on, he showed a great interest in the theory of language, and already as a student he became a leading figure of the Moscow Linguistic Circle. He was very much influenced by Husserl's phenomenology and the work of Saussure, and he developed a deep interest in the question of how language, the human speech, functions and is possible.Due to political troubles in Russia, in 1920 Jakobsen moved to Prague, where he was to become even more influential. Here, in 1926, he co-founded the Prague School of linguistic theory, which, together with the Copenhagen School, was the most influential school of linguistics of its time and of decades to come. It is here that Jakobson develops his seminal ideas of phonology as well as the term structuralism and the contents of it. Among his most important works from this period is his present work in which he compares the phonological evolution of the Russian language to that of other Slavic languages, a foundational work for the development of his theories on the structure and function of language.When the Second World War broke out, Jakobson moved to Scandinavia, where he met the Copenhagen School of linguistics and its main figure, Louis Hjelmslev. Later he fled to America, where he met Claude Lévi-Strauss, Quine, Bloomfeld and many other important thinkers within the field of language theory.Jakobson's structuralist theories of language differentiate much from other parts of the structuralist movement in that he constantly bases them on knowledge from other sciences, from mathematics, philosophy, psychology etc., and as such, Jakobson's theories are among the most influential and wide-ranging in the history of linguistics, as they come to also affect and profoundly influence several other scientific fields.Joseph Vendryes (1875-1960) was a much respected and quite influential French linguist specialized in Celtic languages. He was involved with the standardization and presentation of the universal language Interlingua. ‎

‎Kindersprache, Aphasie und allgemeine Lautgesetze. - [THE RISE AND FALL OF LANGUAGES]‎

‎Uppsala, 1941. 8vo. Bound in a recent full blue cloth w. printed paper title to front board. A bit of creasing to title-page and remains of cloth strip to hinge of title-page. Otherwise nice and clean, w. some marginal notes, all in light pencil. Old owner's name to title-page (J.A. Joffe). (2), 83 pp.‎

‎The very scarce first edition of Jakobson's monumental work, ""Child Language, Aphasia and Phonological Universals"", in which the seminal linguist and founder of the Prague School presents a revolutionary theory about the underlying uniform structure of the world's languages. Roman Osipovich Jakobson (1896 - 1982) was a famous Russian linguist and literary critic, who became one of the most influential linguists of the 20th century. He is probably most famous as the pioneer of structural analysis of language and as the co-founder of structuralism.Jakobson was born into a Russian Jewish family. He early on showed a great interest in the theory of language, and already as a student he became a leading figure of the Moscow Linguistic Circle. He was very much influenced by Husserl's phenomenology and the work of Saussure, and he developed a deep interest in the question of how language, the human speech, functions and is possible.Due to political troubles in Russia, in 1920 Jakobsen moved to Prague, where he was to become even more influential. He here, in 1926, co-founded the Prague School of linguistic theory, together with the Copenhagen School the most influential school of linguistics of its time and of decades to come. It is here that Jakobson develops his seminal ideas of phonology as well as the term structuralism and the contents of it.When the Second World War broke out, Jakobson moved to Scandinavia, where he met the Copenhagen School of linguistics and its main figure, Louis Hjelmslev. It is during his time in Scandinavia that he writes (in German) and published (in Uppsala, Sweden) his influential ""Kindersprache..."". Later he fled to America, where he met Claude Lévi-Strauss, Quine, Bloomfeld and many other important thinkers within the field of language theory.Jakobson's structuralist theories of language differentiate much from other parts of the structuralist movement in that he constantly bases them on knowledge from other sciences, from mathematics, philosophy, psychology etc.In the present work, Jakobson sets out to prove that child language and aphasia must be considered within comparative linguistics, because it is the same rules that govern these as those that govern all human world languages. """"Die einzige Gelegenheit, die wir haben, die menschliche Sprache in statu nascendi zu beobachten bietet das Kind."" So schrieb vor kurzem Karl Bühler, und man könnte dementsprechend fortsetzen: ""Die einzige Gelegenheit, die wir haben, die menschliche Sprache im Abbau zu beobachten, bieten die pathologischen Sprachstörungen zentraler Natur."" Für den Linguisten, der sich mit dem Enfaltetsein des Sprachgebildes befasst, muss auch seine GEBURT und ABSTERBEN viel lehrreiches bieten. Diese drei Teilformen des sprachlichen Geschehens wurden trotzdem noch nicht einer systematischen vergleichenden Analyse unterzogen."" (p. (1)-2). (""""The only opportunity we have to observe the human language in statu nascendi is offered by the child."" So Karl Bühler wrote not long ago, and one could continue in the same manner: ""The only opportunity we have to observe the human language in disintegration is offered by the pathological language disturbances of central nature."" For the linguist, who is occupied with the turning out of the language formation, its BIRTH and DEATH must also contribute with something instructive. In spite of this, these three parts of the happening of language have not yet been subjected to a systematic comparative analysis."" -Own translation). Jakobson now formulated specific hypotheses about the order in which children acquire their native language and about the nature of language dissolution, creating an entirely new approach to the study of the world's languages. By linking observations about language typology, language acquisition and language pathology, Jakobson here presents an original, revolutionizing theory about the structure of the sound inventories that underlie the world languages. This approach to the study of the structure of sound and language was clearly ahead of its time, and phonology still did not have the sufficient empirical evidence or the sufficient instruments to properly verify it. Thus, only much later has Jakobsen's theories on the rise and fall of language been fully appreciated. ‎

‎Kindersprache, Aphasie und allgemeine Lautgesetze. - [THE RISE AND FALL OF LANGUAGES]‎

‎Uppsala, 1941. 8vo. Original printed wrappers. Minor loss to upper and lower capital (ab. 1,5 cm to top and 4mm to bottom), and a tear, no loss, to back hinge. All in all a very fine copy of this fragile publication. No markings or soiling. Uncut and internally very fresh and clean. Old owner's name to front wrapper. (2), 83 pp.‎

‎The very scarce first edition, off-print (Ur: Språvetenskapliga Sällskapets i Uppsala Förhandlingar 1940-1942.), of Jakobson's monumental work, ""Child Language, Aphasia and Phonological Universals"", in which the seminal linguist and founder of the Prague School presents a revolutionary theory about the underlying uniform structure of the world's languages. Roman Osipovich Jakobson (1896 - 1982) was a famous Russian linguist and literary critic, who became one of the most influential linguists of the 20th century. He is probably most famous as the pioneer of structural analysis of language and as the co-founder of structuralism.Jakobson was born into a Russian Jewish family. He early on showed a great interest in the theory of language, and already as a student he became a leading figure of the Moscow Linguistic Circle. He was very much influenced by Husserl's phenomenology and the work of Saussure, and he developed a deep interest in the question of how language, the human speech, functions and is possible.Due to political troubles in Russia, in 1920 Jakobsen moved to Prague, where he was to become even more influential. Here, in 1926, he co-founded the Prague School of linguistic theory, together with the Copenhagen School the most influential school of linguistics of its time and of decades to come. It is here that Jakobson develops his seminal ideas of phonology as well as the term structuralism and the contents of it.When the Second World War broke out, Jakobson moved to Scandinavia, where he met the Copenhagen School of linguistics and its main figure, Louis Hjelmslev. It is during his time in Scandinavia that he writes (in German) and published (in Uppsala, Sweden) his influential ""Kindersprache..."". Later he fled to America, where he met Claude Lévi-Strauss, Quine, Bloomfeld and many other important thinkers within the field of language theory.Jakobson's structuralist theories of language differentiate much from other parts of the structuralist movement in that he constantly bases them on knowledge from other sciences, from mathematics, philosophy, psychology etc.In the present work, Jakobson sets out to prove that child language and aphasia must be considered within comparative linguistics, because rules that govern these are the same as those that govern all human world languages. """"Die einzige Gelegenheit, die wir haben, die menschliche Sprache in statu nascendi zu beobachten bietet das Kind."" So schrieb vor kurzem Karl Bühler, und man könnte dementsprechend fortsetzen: ""Die einzige Gelegenheit, die wir haben, die menschliche Sprache im Abbau zu beobachten, bieten die pathologischen Sprachstörungen zentraler Natur."" Für den Linguisten, der sich mit dem Enfaltetsein des Sprachgebildes befasst, muss auch seine GEBURT und ABSTERBEN viel lehrreiches bieten. Diese drei Teilformen des sprachlichen Geschehens wurden trotzdem noch nicht einer systematischen vergleichenden Analyse unterzogen."" (p. (1)-2). (""""The only opportunity we have to observe the human language in statu nascendi is offered by the child."" So Karl Bühler wrote not long ago, and one could continue in the same manner: ""The only opportunity we have to observe the human language in disintegration is offered by the pathological language disturbances of central nature."" For the linguist, who is occupied with the turning out of the language formation, its BIRTH and DEATH must also contribute with something instructive. In spite of this, these three parts of the happening of language have not yet been subjected to a systematic comparative analysis."" -Own translation). Jakobson now formulated specific hypotheses about the order in which children acquire their native language and about the nature of language dissolution, creating an entirely new approach to the study of the world's languages. By linking observations about language typology, language acquisition and language pathology, Jakobson here presents an original, revolutionizing theory about the structure of the sound inventories that underlie the world languages. This approach to the study of the structure of sound and language was clearly ahead of its time, and phonology still did not have the sufficient empirical evidence or the sufficient instruments to properly verify it. Thus, only much later has Jakobsen's theories on the rise and fall of language been fully appreciated. ‎

‎Russian Fairy Tales.‎

‎ New York. Pantheon, 1945. In-8 reliure pleine toile éditeur. This is a first edition of Russian Fairy Tales, translated by Norbert Guterman and with Folkloristic commentary by Roman Jakobson. With fourteen colour plate illustrations by A. Alexeieff. Contes traduits par N. Guterman. Commentaires de Roman Jakobson. 14 planches en couleurs et nombreux dessins en noir et blanc d'Alexandre Alexeieff. E.O.‎

‎Aufsätze zur Linguistik und Poetik. Herausgegeben und eingeleitet von Wolfgang Raible. Sammlung dialog. [ signed by the author ]‎

‎1 vol. in-8 br., Nymphenburger Verlagshandlung, 1974, 289 pp.‎

‎Exceptionnel exemplaire dédicacé par Roman Jakobson à "René Thom, le créateur de la topologie du langage, hommage de Roman Jakobson". Honoré par la Médaille Fields en 1958, le mathématicien français René Thom (1923 - 2002) est le célèbre fondateur de la théorie des catastrophes.‎

‎Form und Sinn. Sprachwissenschaftliche Betrachtungen. [ signed by the author ]‎

‎1 vol. in-8 br., Wilhelm Fink Verlag München, 1974, 177 pp.‎

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‎Exceptionnel exemplaire dédicacé par Roman Jakobson à "René Thom, dont j'ai beaucoup appris". Honoré par la Médaille Fields en 1958, le mathématicien français René Thom (1923 - 2002) est le célèbre fondateur de la théorie des catastrophes. ‎

‎Coup d'oeil sur le développement de la sémiotique.‎

‎1 brochure in-8, Indiana University, Bloomington, 1975, 21 pp.‎

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‎Inscribed by Roman Jakobson : "Hommage amical de l'auteur". Bon exemplaire, en provenance de la bibliohèque du mathématicien René Thom, médaille Fields 1958.‎

‎Langage enfantin et aphasie , Traduit de l'anglais et de l'allemand par Jean-Paul Boons et Radmila Zygouris‎

‎Flammarion , Champs Malicorne sur Sarthe, 72, Pays de la Loire, France 1980 Book condition, Etat : Bon broché, sous couverture imprimée éditeur jaune, illustrée d'un tableau noir avec des phrases écrites In-8 1 vol. - 187 pages‎

‎quelques illustrations dans le texte en noir et blanc édition en poche, 1980 Contents, Chapitres : Préface et note des traducteurs - 1. Langage enfantin, aphasie et lois générales de la structure phonique : L'évolution phonique du langage enfantin et de l'aphasie comme problème linguistique - Stratification du système phonématique - Fondement des lois structurales - Conclusions - 2. L'aphasie comme problème linguistique - 3. Pourquoi papa et maman ? - 4. Vers une typologie linguistique des troubles aphasiques - 5. Types linguistiques d'aphasie - Bibliographie - cf : langage des enfants - Roman Ossipovitch Jakobson (23 octobre 1896 à Moscou - 18 juillet 1982 à Boston) est un penseur russe qui devint l'un des linguistes les plus influents du XXe siècle en posant les premières pierres du développement de l'analyse structurelle du langage, de la poésie et de l'art. (source : Wikipedia) légère trace de pliure sur le bord gauche du plat supérieur, sans gravité, dos à peine insolé, intérieur sinon frais et propre, papier à peine jauni, cachet d'un institut médico-éducatif au coin de la première page, cela reste un bon exemplaire - format de poche‎

‎Revue L'ARC: ROMAN JAKOBSON‎

‎Paris, L'ARC N°60, 1975; in-8 broché, 80 pp. ILLUSTRATIONS. Rares notes au crayon et stylo en marge, sinon BON ETAT‎

‎ Nombreux titres disponibles en Philosophie. ‎

‎Six leçons sur le son et le sens ‎

‎Editions de Minuit, 1976, in-8 br. (13,5 x 22), 125 p., coll. "Arguments", édition originale de la traduction française pour laquelle il n'a pas été tiré de grands papiers, préface de Claude Lévi-Strauss, schémas, signature en page de titre, très bon état. ‎

‎Les " Six leçons sur le son et le sens " furent données en 1942 par Roman Jakobson à l'Ecole libre des hautes études, que des savants français et belges exilés venaient de fonder à New York. Ces cours furent suivis, entre autres, par des professeurs de l'Ecole comme Henri Grégoire, Jacques Hadamard et Claude Lévi-Strauss, ainsi que par des linguistes comme J. Mattoso Câmara, Paul L. Garvin, Charles F. Hockett, Henry M. Hoenigswald et Thomas A. Sebeok. N'ayant pas à l'époque l'habitude de parler français en public, Roman Jakobson avait rédigé d'avance des notes très complètes, inédites à ce jour, et qui n'ont subi, dans la présente édition, que de légères modifications de forme. ‎