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

Marriage is simply an economic necessity, and so there are no elaborate courtship displays or marriage celebrations among the Eskimo.

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

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

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.

No child is capable of speech until he has heard other human beings speak, and even two infants reared together cannot develop a language from scratch.

An invention or new combination can be successful only if all if the elements necessary for the recombination are present in the culture.