Without Language, Thought Is A Vague, Uncharted

Of All Social Institutions Language Is Least Amenable To Initiative. It Blends With The Life Of Society, And The Latter, Inert By Nature, Is A Prime Conservative Force.

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.

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.

In Fact, From Then On Scholars Engaged In A Kind Of Game Of Comparing Different Indo-european Languages With One Another, And Eventually They Could Not Fail To Wonder What Exactly These Connections Showed, And How They Should Be Interpreted In Concrete Terms.

Psychologically Our Thought-apart From Its Expression In Words-is Only A Shapeless And Indistinct Mass.