Edward Sapir

Chanakya Neeti - Eleventh Chapter , English Proverb , Manning Barish , Arabic Proverb , Chanakya Neeti - Third Chapter

Home / Authors /
Edward Sapir

Donate
English हिन्दी ગુજરાતી
Quotes

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
science
Quotes

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
attitude
Quotes

One of the glories of English simplicity is the possibility of using the same word as noun and verb.

Edward Sapir
english , simplicity , possibility
Quotes

No two languages are ever sufficiently similar to be considered as representing the same social reality.

Edward Sapir
two , languages , ever
Quotes

National languages are all huge systems of vested interests which sullenly resist critical inquiry.

Edward Sapir
national , languages , huge
Quotes

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

Edward Sapir
more , unsolicited , gifts
Quotes

It is quite an illusion to imagine that one adjusts to reality essentially without the use of language and that language is merely an incidental means of solving specific problems of communication or reflection.

Edward Sapir
communication
Quotes

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
learning
Quotes

In a sense, every form of expression is imposed upon one by social factors, one's own language above all.

Edward Sapir
every , form , expression
Quotes

Human beings do not live in the objective world alone, nor alone in the world of social activity as ordinarily understood, but are very much at the mercy of the particular language which has become the medium of expression for their society.

Edward Sapir
alone
Quotes

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

Edward Sapir
french , german , illustrate
Quotes

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
science
Quotes

Cultural anthropology is more and more rapidly getting to realize itself as a strictly historical science.

Edward Sapir
science
Quotes

A standard international language should not only be simple, regular, and logical, but also rich and creative.

Edward Sapir
standard , international , language
Quotes

A firm, for instance, that does business in many countries of the world is driven to spend an enormous amount of time, labour, and money in providing for translation services.

Edward Sapir
business