EngLang Quotes.

[Reus]

I know contemporary examples are favoured over quotes, but I feel like embedded quotes add formality to an essay. And so this is for memorable and quality quotes!
I'll start of with;

"The expression of language has become richer because of the internet." Linguist David Crystal.

[dmitridr]

"Language is the dress of thought" - Samuel Johnson, 18th century lexicographer

[veryJasonn]

“Truth is the first casualty of war.” (US Senator Johnson, 1918)

[ealam2]

'Our (Australian) accent is a product of our social history.'-Felicity Cox (Phonetician at Macquarie University)

[Reus]

"Linguistic and ethnic identity is twin-skin" Gloria Anzadula

[AbominableMowman]

“One person’s jargon is another person’s vocabulary.” (Ilana Mushin)

[aqple]

Some great quotes here 

‘Teenagers use language as a kind of identity badge that has the effect of excluding adults’ – Linguist Pam Peters

[Reus]

"If the English language made any sense, a catastrophe would be an apostrophe with fur."
Doug Larson

[aqple]

‘No one language can cover all situations’ – Professor Louise Ravelli

[Reus]

Roland Sussex: “Australian English is becoming well known for its quirky, larrikin, idiosyncratic creativeness.”