American Languages

For American languages see:

  • Indigenous languages of the Americas
  • Languages of North America
  • Languages of South America
  • Languages of the United States

Famous quotes containing the words american and/or languages:

    “... his voice and hands,
    Within whose warm spring rain of loving care
    Each dwells some twenty seconds. Now, dear child,
    What’s wrong, the deep American voice demands,
    And, scarcely pausing, goes into a prayer
    Directing God about this eye, that knee.”
    —Philip Larkin (1922–1986)

    “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)