Book 19. (1 results) Kajira of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 31 | 47 | "In our history, as in View more quotes about yours">yours," he said, "there were once many small, isolated linguistic groups, who, being apart from one another, developed mutually unintelligible languages". |
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Book 19. (7 results) Kajira of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 31 | 44 | Did you know that?" "No, Master," I said. |
| 31 | 45 | "Why is that?" he asked. |
| 31 | 46 | "I do not know, Master," I said. |
| 31 | 47 | "In our history, as in yours," he said, "there were once many small, isolated linguistic groups, who, being apart from one another, developed mutually unintelligible languages". |
| 31 | 48 | "But everyone on Gor, as far as I know, speaks one language, Gorean". |
| 31 | 49 | "No," he said, "there are many languages on Gor, but it is true that the overwhelming majority of civilized Goreans speak the language, as we think of it. |
| 31 | 50 | Do you know how that came about?" "No, Master". |
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Did you know that?" "No, Master," I said.
"Why is that?" he asked.
"I do not know, Master," I said.
"In our history, as in yours," he said, "there were once many small, isolated linguistic groups, who, being apart from one another, developed mutually unintelligible languages".
"But everyone on Gor, as far as I know, speaks one language, Gorean".
"No," he said, "there are many languages on Gor, but it is true that the overwhelming majority of civilized Goreans speak the language, as we think of it.
Do you know how that came about?" "No, Master".
- (Kajira of Gor)