Nearly All Institutions, It Might Be Said,

The Very Special Place That A Language Occupies Among Institutions Is Undeniable, But There Is Much More To Be Said-, A Comparison Would Tend Rather To Bring Out The Differences.

Psychologically Our Thought-apart From Its Expression In Words-is Only A Shapeless And Indistinct Mass.

Speech Has Both An Individual And A Social Side, And We Cannot Conceive Of One Without The Other.

Without Language, Thought Is A Vague, Uncharted Nebula.

In General, The Philological Movement Opened Up Countless Sources Relevant To Linguistic Issues, Treating Them In Quite A Different Spirit From Traditional Grammar; For Instance, The Study Of Inscriptions And Their Language. But Not Yet In The Spirit Of Linguistics.