Of all social institutions language is least amenable to initiative. It blends with the life of society, and the latter, inert by… — Ferdinand de Saussure Copy Share Image
All official institutions of language are repeating machines: school, sports, advertising, popular songs, news, all continually repeat the same structure, the same… — Roland Barthes Copy Share Image
When I started off, I always used to do parodies and impressions, mimicking people... and then institutions. You become aware that some… — Armando Iannucci Copy Share Image
