الفكر واللغة Quotes

“Дети выучиваются языку взрослых только потому, что при других обстоятельствах могли бы создать свой.”
― Aleksander Potebnja, Мысль и языкъ

“The fragmentation of languages, from the point of view of the history of language, can not be called a fall; it is not disastrous, but useful, because, without eliminating the possibility of mutual understanding, it gives the versatility to universal thought. While the slowness and correctness with which it is done, indicates that to seek a mystical explanation for it would be as inappropriate as e.g. for changes in the earth's crust or atmosphere.”
― Aleksander Potebnja, Мысль и языкъ