Languages Follow

Famous quotes containing the words languages and/or follow:

    The very natural tendency to use terms derived from traditional grammar like verb, noun, adjective, passive voice, in describing languages outside of Indo-European is fraught with grave possibilities of misunderstanding.
    Benjamin Lee Whorf (1897–1934)

    “My eyes are blinking,” Dathi said,
    “With the secrets of God half blind,
    But I can see where the wind goes
    And follow the way of the wind;
    “And blessedness goes where the wind goes....”
    William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)