Without Language, Thought Is A Vague, Uncharted

In The Lives Of Individuals And Societies, Language Is A Factor Of Greater Importance Than Any Other. For The Study Of Language To Remain Solely The Business Of A Handful Of Specialists Would Be A Quite Unacceptable State Of Affairs.

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

Any Psychology Of Sign Systems Will Be Part Of Social Psychology - That Is To Say, Will Be Exclusively Social; It Will Involve The Same Psychology As Is Applicable In The Case Of Languages.

Without Language, Thought Is A Vague, Uncharted Nebula.

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.