"Structural Semantics" (book)

"Structural Semantics," a book by Roman Jakobson, explores how meaning in language is organized through underlying structures. Rather than focusing solely on individual words, it examines how relationships between words and their patterns create meaning within a language system. Think of it like understanding a language as a complex code: meaning isn’t just in individual words but in how they relate to each other within a structure. This approach reveals the deep ways language reflects human thought and communication, emphasizing that meaning arises from the interplay of elements rather than isolated terms.