"The diversity of languages is not a diversity of signs and sounds but a diversity of views of the world."
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January 1, 1970

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Wilhelm von Humboldt, (1820); in Jürgen Trabant, "How relativistic are Humboldts "Weltansichten"?"; in Martin Putz; Marjolyn Verspoor, eds. (2000), Explorations in linguistic relativity, John Benjamins Publishing Company, ISBN 978-90-272-3706-4