“We want to do something and a definition is a means of doing it. If we want certain results then we must use certain meanings or definitions. But no definition has any authority apart from a purpose, or to bar us from other purposes.”
Quote by I. A. Richards
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I. A. Richards
I. A. Richards, a British linguist, was born on February 26, 1893, and passed away on September 7, 1979. He made significant contributions to the fields of language teaching and literary criticism. more
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