“So far as the advocates of a constructed international language are concerned, it is rather to be wondered at how much in common their proposals actually have, both in vocabulary and in general spirit of procedure.Quote by Edward SapirTopics: Quotes about Edward SapirShare on:FacebookPinterestWhatsApp
No important national language, at least in the Occidental world, has complete regularity of grammatical...#Edward Sapir
The attitude of independence toward a constructed language which all national speakers must adopt is...#Edward Sapir
More and more, unsolicited gifts from without are likely to be received with unconscious resentment.#Edward Sapir
No two languages are ever sufficiently similar to be considered as representing the same social...#Edward Sapir
It would, of course, be hopeless to attempt to crowd into an international language all...#Edward Sapir
National languages are all huge systems of vested interests which sullenly resist critical inquiry.#Edward Sapir
It is quite an illusion to imagine that one adjusts to reality essentially without the...#Edward Sapir
