Moscow Linguistic Circle
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The Moscow Linguistic Circle was an influential early 20th-century Russian scholarly group that helped pioneer structuralist and formalist approaches to language and literature.
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| Moscow Linguistic Circle canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Moscow Linguistic Circle Context triple: [Roman Jakobson, memberOf, Moscow Linguistic Circle]
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Slavic Greek Latin Academy
The Slavic Greek Latin Academy was a prominent early higher education institution in Moscow that served as a major center of learning for the Russian Empire and educated notable figures such as Mikhail Lomonosov.
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Kolomna Institute of Humanities and Social Studies
Kolomna Institute of Humanities and Social Studies is a higher education institution specializing in humanities and social sciences, located in the city of Kolomna, Russia.
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Vienna Circle
The Vienna Circle was an influential early 20th-century group of philosophers and scientists in Vienna who promoted a scientifically grounded, anti-metaphysical approach to philosophy that became known as logical positivism.
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Association of Classical Universities of Russia
The Association of Classical Universities of Russia is a consortium of leading Russian higher education institutions that promotes collaboration, academic standards, and classical university traditions across the country.
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Petrashevsky Circle
The Petrashevsky Circle was a mid-19th-century Russian intellectual and political discussion group known for its progressive, socialist-leaning ideas and its members’ persecution by the Tsarist regime.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Moscow Linguistic Circle Target entity description: The Moscow Linguistic Circle was an influential early 20th-century Russian scholarly group that helped pioneer structuralist and formalist approaches to language and literature.
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A.
Slavic Greek Latin Academy
The Slavic Greek Latin Academy was a prominent early higher education institution in Moscow that served as a major center of learning for the Russian Empire and educated notable figures such as Mikhail Lomonosov.
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B.
Kolomna Institute of Humanities and Social Studies
Kolomna Institute of Humanities and Social Studies is a higher education institution specializing in humanities and social sciences, located in the city of Kolomna, Russia.
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C.
Vienna Circle
The Vienna Circle was an influential early 20th-century group of philosophers and scientists in Vienna who promoted a scientifically grounded, anti-metaphysical approach to philosophy that became known as logical positivism.
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D.
Association of Classical Universities of Russia
The Association of Classical Universities of Russia is a consortium of leading Russian higher education institutions that promotes collaboration, academic standards, and classical university traditions across the country.
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E.
Petrashevsky Circle
The Petrashevsky Circle was a mid-19th-century Russian intellectual and political discussion group known for its progressive, socialist-leaning ideas and its members’ persecution by the Tsarist regime.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
linguistic society
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research circle ⓘ scholarly group ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
1910s
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1920s ⓘ |
| aim |
application of formal methods to literary analysis
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development of a scientific theory of language ⓘ |
| approach |
formalist approach to literature
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scientific study of poetic language ⓘ structuralist approach to language ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| field |
linguistics
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literary theory ⓘ philology ⓘ |
| focus |
formal analysis of language
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formal analysis of literature ⓘ morphology ⓘ phonology ⓘ poetics ⓘ semiotics ⓘ syntax ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
helped establish structuralism in Slavic studies
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major center of early 20th-century linguistic thought in Russia ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century literary theory
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Russian structuralism ⓘ Soviet linguistics ⓘ formal linguistics ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Moscow school of formalism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Russian ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Moscow ⓘ |
| movement |
Russian formalism
NERFINISHED
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structuralism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributions to Russian formalism
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influence on later structuralist schools ⓘ pioneering structuralist methods in Russian linguistics ⓘ |
| region |
Russian Empire
NERFINISHED
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Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Moscow Linguistic School
NERFINISHED
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Prague Linguistic Circle NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Formalist movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization |
academic circle
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intellectual society ⓘ |
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