In a sense, every form of expression is imposed upon one by social factors, one's own language above all.

It would be naïve to imagine that any analysis of experience is dependent on pattern expressed in language. Any concept, whether or not it forms part of the system of grammatical categories, can be conveyed in any language. If a notion is lacking in a given series, it implies a different configuration and not a lack of expressive power.

A standard international language should not only be simple, regular, and logical, but also rich and creative.

A second type of direct evidence is formed by statements, whether as formal legends or personal information, regarding the age or relative sequence of events in tribal history made by the natives themselves.

Language is an anonymous, collective and unconscious art; the result of the creativity of thousands of generations.

These examples of the lack of simplicity in English and French, all appearances to the contrary, could be multiplied almost without limit and apply to all national languages.

The fact of the matter is that the 'real world' is to a large extent unconsciously built up on the language habits of the group.