The simplest [...] method of conveying some sort of grammatical notion is to juxtapose two or more words in a definite sequence without making any attempt by inherent modification of these words to establish a connection between them . - Sapir (1921), a pag.62 [...] as soon as two or more radical concepts are put before the human mind in immediate sequence it strives to bind them together with connecting values of some sort. - Sapir (1921), a pag.61 It depends entirely on the genius of the particular language what function is inherently involved in a given sequence of words. - Sapir (1921), a pag.63
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