I feel such a difference between a philologist/linguist and a linguaphile as, say, a choreographer and a ballerina..

Whenever I read statistical reports, I try to imagine my unfortunate contemporary, the Average Person, who, according to these reports, has 0.66 chil….

Solely in the world of languages is the amateur of value. Well-intentioned sentences full of mistakes can still build bridges between people..

Knowledge—like a nail—is made load-bearing by being driven in. If it's not driven deep enough, it will break when any weight is put upon it..

The beauty of a language is, generally judged by its soft or rigid, melodious or harsh, ring. Other aspects, such as the flexibility of derivation, p….

Aside from mastery in the fine arts, success in learning anything is the result of genuine interest and amount of energy dedicated to it..

It is a frequently cited fact that English has two sets of words for farm animals and their corresponding meats. The living animals are expressed wit….

He who knows other languages feels even closer to his own language..

One should connect language learning with either work or leisure. And not at the expense of them but to supplement them..

Language is the only thing worth knowing even poorly..

Language is present in a piece of work like the sea in a single drop..

My view is that knowing languages is part of the process of becoming a cultured person..