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• The environment does not determine man's culture; it merely sets the outer limits and at the same time offers opportunities.
• Food to a large extent is what holds a society together, and eating is closely linked to deep spiritual experiences.
• Men in all societies possess the biological equipment to remove their hats or shoes, but it is the birth within a particular…
• Speakers who have grown up in the American community unconsciously know its rules about taking turns in conversations-in the same way that…
• An inability to communicate has little to do with international friction-as is seen in the special ferocity of wars fought between people…
• Gestures and facial expressions do indeed communicate, as anyone can prove by turning off the sound on a television set and asking…
• Language does not stand still. Surprisingly, despite this knowledge, most speakers are fearful of change.
• No child is capable of speech until he has heard other human beings speak, and even two infants reared together cannot develop…

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