Australian/languages

Famous quotes containing the words australian and/or languages:

    “Each Australian is a Ulysses.”
    —Christina Stead (1902–1983)

    “The very natural tendency to use terms derived from traditional grammar like verb, noun, adjective, passive voice, in describing languages outside of Indo-European is fraught with grave possibilities of misunderstanding.”
    —Benjamin Lee Whorf (1897–1934)