An important influence on this group was the functional analysis propounded by Karl B?hler. One man 
An important influence on this group was the functional analysis propounded by Karl B?hler. One man associated with it wrote a book called Aesthetic Function, Norm, and Value published in 1979 and another wrote Theory of Literature after emigrating to the US. In addition to Jan Mukarovsky and Ren?Wellek, this group, which introduced the idea of "foregrounding," also included Vilem Mathesius and Nikolai Trubetzkoy, as well as a man who propounded distinctive feature analysis. Aimed at furthering the development of Saussure-style structuralism, FTP, name this group which also included Roman Jakobson, a school of linguists centered in a Czechoslovakian city.
An important influence on this group was the functional analysis propounded by Karl B?hler.
Prague school or Prague Linguistic Circle