Joseph Vendryes

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Joseph Vendryes (1875-1960) was a French linguist. After studying with Antoine Meillet, he was École Pratique des Hautes Études's chairman of Celtic languages and literature. He founded the journal Études celtiques. He was a member of Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres.

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Language is a physiological act since it uses many organs of the human body. It is a psychological act since it supposes the willing activity of the spirit. It is a social act since it fulfils a need for communication between men. Lastly it is a historical fact, attested under various forms. — Le Langage, introduction linguistique à l'histoire. 1921.
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