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A logical analysis of reflexive usages in French shows, however, that this simplicity is an illusion and that, so far from helping the foreigner, it is more calculated to bother him.

~Edward Sapir

Topics: Analysis Bother Calculated Far Foreigner French Helping Him However Illusion Logical More Shows Simplicity

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Both French and Latin are involved with nationalistic and religious implications which could not be entirely shaken off, and so, while they seemed for a long time to have solved the international language problem up to a certain point, they did not really do so in spirit.

~Edward Sapir

Topics: Both Certain Certain Point Could Did Entirely French Implications International Involved Language Latin Long Long Time Off Point Problem Really Religious Seemed Shaken Solved Spirit Time Up Which While

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Comparison of statements made at different periods frequently enable us to give maximal and minimal dates to the appearance of a cultural element or to assign the time limits to a movement of population.

~Edward Sapir

Topics: Appearance Assign Comparison Cultural Dates Different Element Enable Frequently Give Limits Made Minimal Movement Periods Population Statements Time Us

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English, once accepted as an international language, is no more secure than French has proved to be as the one and only accepted language of diplomacy or as Latin has proved to be as the international language of science.

~Edward Sapir

Topics: Accepted Diplomacy English French International Language Latin More Once Only Proved Science Secure Than

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French and German illustrate the misleading character of apparent grammatical simplicity just as well.

~Edward Sapir

Topics: Apparent Character French German Illustrate Just Misleading Simplicity Well

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It is no secret that the fruits of language study are in no sort of relation to the labour spent on teaching and learning them.

~Edward Sapir

Topics: Fruits Labour Language Learning No Secret Relation Secret Sort Spent Study Teaching Them

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More and more, unsolicited gifts from without are likely to be received with unconscious resentment.

~Edward Sapir

Topics: Gifts Likely More More And More Received Resentment Unconscious Unsolicited Without

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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.

~Edward Sapir

Topics: Actually Advocate Both Common Concerned Constructed Far General How How Much International Language Much Procedure Proposals Rather Spirit Vocabulary Wondered

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The attitude of independence toward a constructed language which all national speakers must adopt is really a great advantage, because it tends to make man see himself as the master of language instead of its obedient servant.

~Edward Sapir

Topics: Adopt Advantage Attitude Because Constructed Great Great Advantage Himself Independence Instead Language Make Man Master Must National Obedient Really See Servant Speakers Tends Toward Which

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The modern mind tends to be more and more critical and analytical in spirit, hence it must devise for itself an engine of expression which is logically defensible at every point and which tends to correspond to the rigorous spirit of modern science.

~Edward Sapir

Topics: Analytical Correspond Critical Engine Every Expression Hence Itself Logically Mind Modern Modern Science More More And More Must Point Rigorous Science Spirit Tends Which

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Scientist

Born: January 26th, 1884

Died: February 4th, 1939

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