The psychology of a language which, in one way or another, is imposed upon one because of factors beyond one's control, is very different from the psychology of a language which one accepts of one's free will.

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.

We see and hear and otherwise experience very largely as we do because the language habits of our community predispose certain choices of interpretation.

National languages are all huge systems of vested interests which sullenly resist critical inquiry.

Nonverbal communication is an elaborate secret code that is written nowhere, known by none, and understood by all.

No important national language, at least in the Occidental world, has complete regularity of grammatical structure, nor is there a single logical category which is adequately and consistently handled in terms of linguistic symbolism.

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.