Language
The Esselen language is a language isolate. It is hypothetically part of the Hokan family.
Read more about this topic: Esselen People
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“A mind enclosed in language is in prison.”
—Simone Weil (1909–1943)
“There is no such thing as an ugly language. Today I hear every language as if it were the only one, and when I hear of one that is dying, it overwhelms me as though it were the death of the earth.”
—Elias Canetti (b. 1905)
“Experiment is necessary in establishing an academy, but certain principles must apply to this business of art as to any other business which affects the artis tic sense of the community. Great art speaks a language which every intelligent person can understand. The people who call themselves modernists today speak a different language.”
—Robert Menzies (1894–1978)