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Language thus becomes monumental because of the mutations of advertising

— Robert Smithson

Always, in epochs when the languages and dialects of a culture have become outstripped by development of a practical sort, these languages become repetitive,…

— Doris Lessing

On the other hand, in a society whose communication component is becoming more prominent day by day, both as a reality and as an…

— Jean-Francois Lyotard

A new language always reflects a new point of view, and the gradual unconscious popularization of new words, or of old words used in…

— Allan Bloom

Language is power... Language can be used as a means of changing reality.

— Adrienne Rich

As societies grow decadent, the language grows decadent, too. Words are used to disguise, not to illuminate, action...

— Gore Vidal

Language helps form the limits of our reality.

— Dale Spender

The more language is a living operation, the less we are aware of it. Thus it follows from the self-forgetfulness of language that its…

— Hans-Georg Gadamer

Words get used up like people, they loose their power and then they mean noting their just words in a sentence

— Anonymous

“Language at its best is a useful tool, though by its very nature it artificially divides, reduces and oversimplifies.”

— Daniel M. Ingram

English is big business and languages are dying as never before. Is there a connection? Is this another manifestation of McDonaldisation – the undesirable…

— Patricia Ryan

Texting has added a new dimension to language use, but its long-term impact is negligible. It is not a disaster.

— David Crystal