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“Linguistics becomes an ever eerier area, like I feel like I'm in Oz, Just trying to tell it like it was.”

Feels Trying Justice Areas Linguistics

Author:Ogden Nash

“Linguistic sounds, considered as external, physical phenomena have two aspects, the motor and the acoustic.”

Two Sound Aspect Motor Acoustics Linguistics

Author:Roman Jakobson

“As many languages you know, as many times you are a human being”

Knows Humans Language Human Beings Politician Tongue Linguistics

Author:Tomas Garrigue Masaryk

“According to scholars of linguistics, the relation between a word and its meaning is arbitrary.”

Relation Scholar Arbitrary Linguistics

Book:Alphabet Juice: The Energies, Gists, and Spirits of Letters, Words, and Combinations Thereof; Their Roots, Bones, Innards, Piths, Pips, and Secret Parts, Tinctures, Tonics, and Essences; With Examples of Their Usage Foul and Savory

Source: Alphabet Juice: The Energies, Gists, and Spirits of Letters, Words, and Combinations Thereof; Their Roots, Bones, Innards, Piths, Pips, and Secret Parts, Tinctures, Tonics, and Essences; With Examples of Their Usage Foul and Savory

“In general, the philological movement opened up countless sources relevant to linguistic issues, treating them in quite a different spirit from traditional grammar; for instance, the study of inscriptions and their language. But not yet in the spirit of linguistics.”

Different Spirit Language Study Issues Movement Source Traditional Instance Relevant Grammar Linguistics Inscriptions Linguists

Author:Ferdinand de Saussure

“It is one of the aims of linguistics to define itself, to recognise what belongs within its domain. In those cases where it relies upon psychology, it will do so indirectly, remaining independent.”

Cases Psychology Aim Independent Rely Domain Recognise Linguistics Rely Upon Linguists

Author:Ferdinand de Saussure

“It is only since linguistics has become more aware of its object of study, i.e. perceives the whole extent of it, that it is evident that this science can make a contribution to a range of studies that will be of interest to almost anyone.”

Whole Interest Study Objects Range Perceive Contribution Evident Linguistics Linguists

Author:Ferdinand de Saussure

“Linguistics will have to recognise laws operating universally in language, and in a strictly rational manner, separating general phenomena from those restricted to one branch of languages or another.”

Law Language Rational Branches Recognise Linguistics Separating Linguists

Author:Ferdinand de Saussure

“The critical principle demanded an examination, for instance, of the contribution of different periods, thus to some extent embarking on historical linguistics.”

Different Principles Periods Historical Critical Instance Contribution Examination Linguistics Linguists Embarking

Author:Ferdinand de Saussure

“The marvelous thing is that even in studying linguistics, we find that the universe as a whole is patterned, ordered, and to some degree intelligible to us.”

Whole Universe Study Degrees Marvelous Linguistics Marvelous Things

Author:Kenneth Lee Pike

“In school, I studied psychology, linguistics, neuroscience. I understand that there is a real lack of respect for the brain.”

Real School Brain Psychology Neuroscience Linguistics Lack Of Respect

Author:Aloe Blacc

“Linguistics is very much a science. It's a human science, one of the human sciences. And it's one of the more interesting human sciences.”

Humans Interesting Linguistics

Author:Samuel R. Delany

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