William Golding Quotes about Language

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Language fits over experience like a straight-jacket.

Language, Fit, Jackets

Nothing is so impenetrable as laughter in a language you don't understand.

Laughter, Language

William Golding (2013). “An Egyptian Journal”, p.78, Faber & Faber

I think they've got 250 languages in Nigeria, and so English is a sort of lingua franca between the 250 languages.

Thinking, Language, Nigeria

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