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# Nicholas Ostler

(1952)   Linguist

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Nicholas Ostler is a linguist.

## Quick Facts About Nicholas Ostler

Born May 20, 1952

Profession Linguist

## About Nicholas Ostler

British linguist... \| Nicholas Ostler is a British scholar, linguist, and author.

##  Quotes by Nicholas Ostler

> [“A language brings with it a mass of perceptions, clichés, judgements and inspirations.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-ostler/a-language-brings-with-it-a-mass-of-perceptions-clich-s-judgements/)

[Nicholas Ostler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-ostler/)

[Inspiration](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/inspiration/)

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> [“with the exception of Chinese, even the languages that originated writing, and so made the earliest use of it, have dropped their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-ostler/with-the-exception-of-chinese-even-the-languages-that-originated/)

[Nicholas Ostler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-ostler/)

[Writing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writing/)

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> [“over half the languages in the world, for example, have fewer than five thousand speakers, and over a thousand languages have under…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-ostler/over-half-the-languages-in-the-world-for-example-have-fewer-than-five/)

[Nicholas Ostler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-ostler/)

[Half Languages](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/half-languages-676449/)

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> [“Culture, of course, is an extremely vague word, covering everything from the shaping of hand-axes to corporate mission statements, as well as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-ostler/culture-of-course-is-an-extremely-vague-word-covering-everything-from/)

[Nicholas Ostler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-ostler/)

[Culture](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/culture/)

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