Attitude The attitude of independence toward a constructed language which all national speakers must adopt is really a great advantage, because it tends to... Edward Sapir 16
Psychology 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... Edward Sapir 13
Age A second type of direct evidence is formed by statements, whether as formal legends or personal information, regarding the age or relative sequence of... Edward Sapir 11
Alone 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... Edward Sapir 15
Communication It is quite an illusion to imagine that one adjusts to reality essentially without the use of language and that language is merely an incidental means... Edward Sapir 9
