| Lemma | label |
|---|---|
| Categoria grammaticale | N |
| Lingua | inglese |
| Sigla | Sapir (1921) |
| Titolo | Language |
| Sinonimi | password (inglese) |
| Rinvii | classification (inglese) concept (inglese) concord (inglese) expression (inglese) form (inglese) function (inglese) language (inglese) method (inglese) relation (inglese) thought (inglese) |
| Traduzioni | |
| Citazioni | [...] language is primarily a pre-rational function. It humbly works up to the thought that is latent in, that may eventually be read into, its classifications and its forms; it is not [...] the final label put upon the finished thought. The '-er' of 'farmer' [...] merely indicates that the sort of person we call a 'farmer' is closely enough associated with activity on a farm to be conventionally thought of as always so occupied. He may [...] go to town and engage in any pursuit but farming, yet his linguistic label remains 'farmer.' There is a special method for the expression of relations [...]. This is the method of 'concord' or of like signaling. It is based on the same principle as the password or label. |