Language has no independent existence apart from the people who use it. It is not an end in itself it is a means to an e — David Crystal
Language has no independent existence apart from the people who use it. It is not an end in itself it is a means to an e — David Crystal
Language has no independent existence apart from the people who use it. It is not an end in itself it is a means to an e — David Crystal
Language has no independent existence apart from the people who use it. It is not an end in itself it is a means to an e — David Crystal
Language has no independent existence apart from the people who use it. It is not an end in itself it is a means to an e — David Crystal
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Language has no independent existence apart from the people who use it. It is not an end in itself it is a means to an end of understanding who you are and what society is like.

— David Crystal
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