Without Language, Thought Is A Vague, Uncharted

A Linguistic System Is A Series Of Differences Of Sound Combined With A Series Of Differences Of Ideas...

The Very Special Place That A Language Occupies Among Institutions Is Undeniable, But There Is Much More To Be Said-, A Comparison Would Tend Rather To Bring Out The Differences.

It Is Only Since Linguistics Has Become More Aware Of Its Object Of Study, I.e. Perceives The Whole Extent Of It, That It Is Evident That This Science Can Make A Contribution To A Range Of Studies That Will Be Of Interest To Almost Anyone.

I’m Almost Never Serious, And I’m Always Too Serious. Too Deep, Too Shallow. Too Sensitive, Too Cold Hearted. I’m Like A Collection Of Paradoxes.

In Fact, From Then On Scholars Engaged In A Kind Of Game Of Comparing Different Indo-european Languages With One Another, And Eventually They Could Not Fail To Wonder What Exactly These Connections Showed, And How They Should Be Interpreted In Concrete Terms.