Language is possible due to a number of cognitive and physical characteristics that are unique to humans but none of which that are unique to language. Coming together they make language possible. But the fundamental building block of language is community. Daniel Everett blockbuildcharacteristic share on social
Language is remarkable, except under the extreme constraints of mathematics and logic, it never can talk only about what it's supposed to talk about but is always spreading around. Howard Nemerov constraintextremelanguage Change image and share on social
Language is the armory of the human mind, and at once contains the trophies of its past and the weapons of its future conquests. Samuel Taylor Coleridge armoryconquestfuture Change image and share on social
Language is the friendliest of the things from which we cannot escape. Mason Cooley escapefriendlylanguage Change image and share on social
Language is the house of the truth of Being. Martin Heidegger houselanguagetruth Change image and share on social
Language is the means by which we negotiate our relationship with time. Romesh Gunesekera languagemeannegotiate Change image and share on social
Language is the most extraordinary invention in the history of humanity, the one which came before everything and which makes it possible to share everything. J. M. G. Le Clezio extraordinaryhistoryhumanity Change image and share on social
Language is the mother of thought, not its handmaiden. Karl Kraus handmaidenlanguagemother Change image and share on social
