As A Matter Of Fact, A National Language Which Spreads Beyond Its Own Confines Very Quickly Loses Much Of Its Original Richness Of Content And Is In No Better Case Than A Constructed Language. - SearchQuotes

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As a matter of fact, a national language which spreads beyond its own confines very quickly loses much of its original richness of content and is in no better case than a constructed language.

Edward Sapir

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