Famous quotes containing the words languages and/or spoken:
“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)
“Whatever is spoken of acquires a certain existence.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)
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