Cultural anthropology is more and more rapidly getting to realize itself as a strictly historical science.
Edward SapirIt is quite an illusion to imagine that one adjusts to reality essentially without the use of language and that language is merely an incidental means of solving specific problems of communication or reflection.
Edward SapirA firm, for instance, that does business in many countries of the world is driven to spend an enormous amount of time, labour, and money in providing for translation services.
Edward SapirNo two languages are ever sufficiently similar to be considered as representing the same social reality.
Edward Sapir