The Belief That Words Have A Meaning Of Their Own Account Is A Relic Of
Primitive Word Magic, And It Is Still A Part Of The Air We Breathe In
Nearly Every Discussion.
The belief that words have a meaning of their own account is a relic of
primitive word magic, and it is still a part of the air we breathe in
nearly every discussion.
-- Charles K. Ogden, The Meaning of Meaning
