[...] remove the newborn individual from the social environment into which he has come and transplant him to an utterly alien one. He will develop the art of walking [...] But his speech will be completely at variance with the speech of his native environment. - Sapir (1921), a pag.4 There is no discernible instinctive basis in human speech as such, however much instinctive expressions and the natural environment may serve as a stimulus for the development of certain elements of speech [...] - Sapir (1921), a pag.8
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