Jakobson, Roman; Santilli, Kathy. - Brain and Language. Cerebral Hemispheres and Linguistic Structure in Mutual Light.

Columbus, Ohio: Slavica Publishers, Inc. 1980. 1980. - Octavo, 8-1/4 inches high by 5-1/2 inches wide. Softcover, bound in stapled printed wrappers. The edges of the covers are slightly darkened and there is a tiny ink line on the front cover. 48 pages. The top corners of several pages are lightly bumped. Very good.

First edition, with a printed presentation slip laid in.

"Roman Jakobson's lecture 'Brain and Language' given at New York University, May 6, 1980, is, as its title indicates, of primary interest to students of the medical sciences, linguistics, and neurolinguistics, but it also penetrates the areas of fundamental problems in poetics, general literary studies, and semiotics." - from the editor's note.

Roman Jakobson (1896-1982) was a Russian-born American linguist. He was one of the most important linguists of the twentieth century, influencing the likes of Noam Chomsky and Claude Levi-Strauss. He had a particular interest in the study of aphasia. Very good .