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.
In place of science, the Eskimo has only magic to bridge the gap between what he can understand and what is not known. Without magic, his life would … - Peter Farb
In place of science, the Eskimo has only magic to bridge the gap between what he can understand and what is not known. Without magic, his life would …
- Peter Farb
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 scratc… - Peter Farb
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 scratc…
Native speakers of a language know intuitively whether a sentence is grammatical or not. They usually cannot specify exactly what is wrong, and very … - Peter Farb
Native speakers of a language know intuitively whether a sentence is grammatical or not. They usually cannot specify exactly what is wrong, and very …
An invention or new combination can be successful only if all if the elements necessary for the recombination are present in the culture. - Peter Farb
An invention or new combination can be successful only if all if the elements necessary for the recombination are present in the culture.
Men in all societies possess the biological equipment to remove their hats or shoes, but it is the birth within a particular culture that decides tha… - Peter Farb
Men in all societies possess the biological equipment to remove their hats or shoes, but it is the birth within a particular culture that decides tha…
The dictionary is a closed system in which someone interested in the meaning of a word can go around and around and end up exactly where he started, … - Peter Farb
The dictionary is a closed system in which someone interested in the meaning of a word can go around and around and end up exactly where he started, …
At every moment of his life the Shoshone must be careful to observe the complicated folkways of his group, to do reverence to superhuman powers, to r… - Peter Farb
At every moment of his life the Shoshone must be careful to observe the complicated folkways of his group, to do reverence to superhuman powers, to r…
Despite the theories traditionally taught in high-school social studies, the truth is: the more primitive the society, the more leisured its way of l… - Peter Farb
Despite the theories traditionally taught in high-school social studies, the truth is: the more primitive the society, the more leisured its way of l…
Speakers who have grown up in the American community unconsciously know its rules about taking turns in conversations-in the same way that they know … - Peter Farb
Speakers who have grown up in the American community unconsciously know its rules about taking turns in conversations-in the same way that they know …
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