Quote by: Edward Sapir

It would, of course, be hopeless to attempt to crowd into an international language all those local overtones of meaning which are so dear to the heart of the nationalist.


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  • NameEdward Sapir
  • DescriptionAmerican linguist and anthropologist
  • BornJanuary 26, 1884
  • DiedFebruary 4, 1939
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionAnthropologist; Linguist; Sociolinguist