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“Words belong to nobody, and in themselves they evaluate nothing. But they can serve any speaker and be used for the most varied and directly contradictory evaluations on the part of the speakers.”

Quote by Mikhail Bakhtin

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Mikhail Bakhtin

Mikhail Bakhtin was a Russian philosopher, cultural theorist, and critic, born on November 17, 1895, and died on March 7, 1975. He is renowned for his profound insights into language, literature, and culture, particularly his research on the carnival, folk tale, and dialogic theory. more

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