Nonverbal Communication Is An Elaborate Secret Code

We See And Hear And Otherwise Experience Very Largely As We Do Because The Language Habits Of Our Community Predispose Certain Choices Of Interpretation.

The Psychology Of A Language Which, In One Way Or Another, Is Imposed Upon One Because Of Factors Beyond One's Control, Is Very Different From The Psychology Of A Language Which One Accepts Of One's Free Will.

It Would Be Naïve To Imagine That Any Analysis Of Experience Is Dependent On Pattern Expressed In Language. Any Concept, Whether Or Not It Forms Part Of The System Of Grammatical Categories, Can Be Conveyed In Any Language. If A Notion Is Lacking In A Given Series, It Implies A Different Configuration And Not A Lack Of Expressive Power.

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

I Am Convinced That The Stratigraphic Method Will In The Future Enable Archaeology To Throw Far More Light On The History Of American Culture Than It Has Done In The Past.