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Language is not merely a set of unrelated sounds, clauses, rules, and meanings; it is a total coherent system of these integrating with each other, and with behavior, context, universe of discourse, and observer perspective.
Kenneth L. Pike
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Language is not merely a set of unrelated sounds, clauses, rules, and meanings; it is a total coherent system of these integrating with each other, and with behavior, context, universe of discourse, and observer perspective. — Kenneth L. Pike

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Kenneth L. Pike was a Sociologist from United States (1912–2000).

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This quote is attributed to Kenneth L. Pike, a Sociologist from United States.
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Kenneth L. Pike lived from 1912 – 2000.