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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 Vote on this Quote: Bad <---> Good
	Type: Scientist Quotes Category: American Scientist Quotes Date of Birth: January 26, 1884 Date of Death: February 4, 1939 Nationality: American Amazon: Edward Sapir on Amazon	Related Authors: Isaac Asimov Margaret Mead George Wald Maria Mitchell Ken Thompson Jim Fowler Clifford Geertz Kenneth G. Wilson
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