Language
The Washoe language is tentatively regarded as part of the Hokan language family; however, it is also considered to be a language isolate.
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“Denotation by means of sounds and markings is a remarkable abstraction. Three letters designate God for me; several lines a million things. How easy becomes the manipulation of the universe here, how evident the concentration of the intellectual world! Language is the dynamics of the spiritual realm. One word of command moves armies; the word liberty entire nations.”
—Novalis [Friedrich Von Hardenberg] (1772–1801)
“Great literature is simply language charged with meaning to the utmost possible degree.”
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