Letters to the editors of English and American newspapers often contain expressions of horror about the new terms that creep into the language, and these expressions are usually accompanied by dire predictions about ruination of the mother tongue.

Despite the theories traditionally taught in high-school social studies, the truth is: the more primitive the society, the more leisured its way of life.

People who speak the same language can hate one another as easily as can people who speak unrelated languages.

Food to a large extent is what holds a society together, and eating is closely linked to deep spiritual experiences.

An inability to communicate has little to do with international friction-as is seen in the special ferocity of wars fought between people who speak the same language.

Letters to the editors of English and American newspapers often contain expressions of horror about the new terms that creep into the language, and these expressions are usually accompanied by dire predictions about ruination of the mother tongue.

Language does not stand still. Surprisingly, despite this knowledge, most speakers are fearful of change.