Michel Bréal Quote

We must realize the extent to which it is necessary that our knowledge of language be based on history. Only history can impart to words that degree of precision which we need in order to understand them well.

p. 112 ; as cited in: Schaff (1962:16). - Essai de semantique, 1897

We must realize the extent to which it is necessary that our knowledge of language be based on history. Only history can impart to words that degree...

We must realize the extent to which it is necessary that our knowledge of language be based on history. Only history can impart to words that degree...

We must realize the extent to which it is necessary that our knowledge of language be based on history. Only history can impart to words that degree...

We must realize the extent to which it is necessary that our knowledge of language be based on history. Only history can impart to words that degree...