| Lemma | dialectic division |
|---|---|
| Categoria grammaticale | N |
| Lingua | inglese |
| Sigla | Whitney (1875) |
| Titolo | The Life and Growth of language |
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| Citazioni | […] there is not a language in the world which does not exist in the condition of dialectic division […]. It is possible […] to believe that language actually began in a condition of infinite dialectic division, and has been from the outset tending toward concentration and final unity. But that is possible only by a total failure to comprehend the forces that are at work in the growth of language, and the modes of their interaction. |