Normal social behavior requires that we be able to recognize identities in spite of change. Unless we can do so, there can be no human society as we know it. Kenneth L. Pike behaviorchangehuman Change image and share on social
There is no truth without responsibility following in its wake. Kenneth L. Pike responsibilitytruthwake Change image and share on social
The universe extends beyond the mind of man, and is more complex than the small sample one can study. Kenneth L. Pike complexextendman Change image and share on social
Today's practicality is often no more than the accepted form of yesterday's theory. Kenneth L. Pike acceptformpracticality Change image and share on social
It is also, I would guess, a universal that in all societies people value respectability granted to them. Kenneth L. Pike grantguesspeople Change image and share on social
Verbal and nonverbal activity is a unified whole, and theory and methodology should be organized or created to treat it as such. Kenneth L. Pike activitycreatemethodology Change image and share on social
If I were to adopt pure mechanism as a philosophy, there would be no way I could choose to be a scholar. Kenneth L. Pike adoptchoosemechanism Change image and share on social
Language is not merely a set of unrelated sounds, clauses, rules, and meanings; it is a total coherent system of these integrating with each other, and with behavior, context, universe of discourse, and observer perspective. Kenneth L. Pike behaviorclausecoherent share on social
Language is a tool adequate to provide any degree of precision relevant to a particular situation. Kenneth L. Pike adequatedegreelanguage Change image and share on social
With acknowledgement of residues, we can be more easily prepared to grant the unit of science, the overlapping of disciplines, and the total coherence of all facts. Kenneth L. Pike acknowledgementcoherencediscipline Change image and share on social
