Famous quotes containing the words languages and/or profile:
“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)
“Expecting rain, the profile of a day
Wears its soul like a hat....”
—John Ashbery (b. 1927)