Without a possibility of change in meanings human communication could not perform its present functions.
Kenneth L. Pike Quotes
Language is not merely a set of unrelated sounds, clauses, rules, and meanings; it is a total coherent system of these integrating with each other, and with behavior, context, universe of discourse, and observer perspective.
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| Birth: | 9th June, 1912 |
| Death: | 31st December, 2000 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Anthropologist, Linguist |
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