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"We assume, to begin with, that the individual is at least as complex in his internal structure as the language is which he speaks - otherwise, how could he speak a language which is complex?"
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"Belladonna, n.: In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of the two tongues."
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"English is not merely a language anymore, it has become a way of life for millions of non-native English speakers around the world."
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"He is forced to coin words himself, and, taking his pain in one hand, and a lump of pure sound in the other (as perhaps the people of Babel did in the beginning), so to crush them together that a brand new word in the end drops out."
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"Aye, aye, that's the way wi' thee: thee allays makes a peck o' thy own words out o' a pint o' the Bible's."
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"Every language has its own word for the sun, but the sun us always the same."
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"It was all completely incomprehensible to me. I was fearful of the language. You had to look up every third word."
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"Words are the fallen ruins of silent majesty."
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"Language is like a road, it cannot be perceived all at once because it unfolds in time, whether heard or read. This narrative or temporal element has made writing and walking resemble each other."
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"Oh, how scary and wonderful it is that words can change our lives simply by being next to each other."
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"My favorite pudding is good old English apple pie."
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"Language is not merely a set of unrelated sounds, clauses, rules, and meanings; it is a total coherent system of these integrating with each other, and with behavior, context, universe of discourse, and observer perspective."
Behavior
"Language is a tool adequate to provide any degree of precision relevant to a particular situation."
Language
"Acceptance of the power of God in one's life lays the groundwork for personal commitment to both science and Christianity, which so often have been in conflict."
Life
"The marvelous thing is that even in studying linguistics, we find that the universe as a whole is patterned, ordered, and to some degree intelligible to us."
Universe
"If the scholar feels that he must know everything about any topic, he is in trouble - and will not publish with a clear conscience."
Conscience
"God cannot be reduced to a sample for analysis."
God
"We assume, to begin with, that the individual is at least as complex in his internal structure as the language is which he speaks - otherwise, how could he speak a language which is complex?"
Language
"Fruitful discourse in science or theology requires us to believe that within the contexts of normal discourse there are some true statements."
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"Identity in the form of continuity of personality is an extremely important characteristic of the individual."
Identity
"Without a possibility of change in meanings human communication could not perform its present functions."
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