As a matter of fact, a national language which spreads beyond its own confines very quickly loses much of its original richness of content and is in no better case than a constructed language.
-- Edward Sapir
   
Edward Sapir   Name:
Edward Sapir
Type:
Scientist
Nationality:
American
Birth:
January 26, 1884
Death:
February 4, 1939
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