National Languages Are All Huge Systems Of

Language Is An Anonymous, Collective And Unconscious Art; The Result Of The Creativity Of Thousands Of Generations.

More And More, Unsolicited Gifts From Without Are Likely To Be Received With Unconscious Resentment.

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.

Language Is The Most Massive And Inclusive Art We Know, A Mountainous And Anonymous Work Of Unconscious Generations.

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.