National Languages

Famous quotes containing the words national and/or languages:

“Being a gentleman is the number one priority, the chief question integral to our national life.”
—Edward Fox (b. 1934)

“The very natural tendency to use terms derived from traditional grammar like verb, noun, adjective, passive voice, in describing languages outside of Indo-European is fraught with grave possibilities of misunderstanding.”
—Benjamin Lee Whorf (1897–1934)