More and more, unsolicited gifts from without are likely to be received with unconscious resentment. Edward Sapir giftreceiveresentment Change image and share on social
These examples of the lack of simplicity in English and French, all appearances to the contrary, could be multiplied almost without limit and apply to all national languages. Edward Sapir appearanceapplycontrary Change image and share on social
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 mercy of the particular language which has become the medium of expression for their society. Edward Sapir activitybeingexpression share on social
Cultural anthropology is more and more rapidly getting to realize itself as a strictly historical science. Edward Sapir anthropologyculturalhistorical Change image and share on social
The modern mind tends to be more and more critical and analytical in spirit, hence it must devise for itself an engine of expression which is logically defensible at every point and which tends to correspond to the rigorous spirit of modern science. Edward Sapir analyticcorrespondcritical share on social
A common allegiance to form of expression that is identified with no single national unit is likely to prove one of the most potent symbols of the freedom of the human spirit that the world has yet known. Edward Sapir allegiancecommonexpression share on social
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 of solving specific problems of communication or reflection. Edward Sapir adjustcommunicationessentially share on social
A logical analysis of reflexive usages in French shows, however, that this simplicity is an illusion and that, so far from helping the foreigner, it is more calculated to bother him. Edward Sapir analysisbothercalculate Change image and share on social
We see and hear and otherwise experience very largely as we do because the language habits of our community predispose certain choices of interpretation. Edward Sapir choicecommunityexperience Change image and share on social
No important national language, at least in the Occidental world, has complete regularity of grammatical structure, nor is there a single logical category which is adequately and consistently handled in terms of linguistic symbolism. Edward Sapir adequatelycategorycomplete share on social
