Which term was used by Russian Formalists to describe the elements that distinguish literary language from everyday communication?
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Correct answer: Literariness
Roman Jakobson famously stated that the object of literary science is not literature, but 'literariness' (literaturnost). This refers to the specific features that transform a verbal act into a work of art.
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