More And More, Unsolicited Gifts From Without

It Is Quite An Illusion To Imagine That One Adjusts To Reality Essentially Without The Use Of Language And That Language Is Merely An Incidental Means Of Solving Specific Problems Of Communication Or Reflection.

English, Once Accepted As An International Language, Is No More Secure Than French Has Proved To Be As The One And Only Accepted Language Of Diplomacy Or As Latin Has Proved To Be As The International Language Of Science.

So Far As The Advocates Of A Constructed International Language Are Concerned, It Is Rather To Be Wondered At How Much In Common Their Proposals Actually Have, Both In Vocabulary And In General Spirit Of Procedure.

These Examples Of The Lack Of Simplicity In English And French, All Appearances To The Contrary, Could Be Multiplied Almost Without Limit And Apply To All National Languages.

In A Sense, Every Form Of Expression Is Imposed Upon One By Social Factors, One's Own Language Above All.