“The world, as it is perceived by human beings, is to a certain extent shaped by language. However, there is no agreement as to just what the relationship between language and non-linguistic reality is.”

—  Thomas Hylland Eriksen

Source: What is Anthropology? (2nd ed., 2017), Ch. 2 : Key Concepts

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